Toward Mathematics for All
Toward Mathematics for All

Author: Nerida Ellerton

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-06-27

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 3030857247

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This book presents a history of mathematic between 1607 and 1865 in that part of mainland North America which is north of Mexico but excludes the present-day Canada and Alaska. Unlike most other histories of mathematics now available, the emphasis is on the gradual emergence of "mathematics for all" programs and associated changes in thinking which drove this emergence. The book takes account of changing ideas about intended, implemented and attained mathematics curricula for learners of all ages. It also pays attention to the mathematics itself, and to how it was taught and learned.

A Calculating People
A Calculating People

Author: Patricia Cline Cohen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1134958889

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Now back in print, A Calculating People reveals how numeracy profoundly shaped the character of society in the early republic and provides a wholly original perspective on the development of modern America.

Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861
Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861

Author: Nerida F. Ellerton

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-01-18

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9400726384

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The focus of this book is the fundamental influence of the cyphering tradition on mathematics education in North American colleges, schools, and apprenticeship training classes between 1607 and 1861. It is the first book on the history of North American mathematics education to be written from that perspective. The principal data source is a set of 207 handwritten cyphering books that have never previously been subjected to careful historical analysis.

A History of Mathematical Notations
A History of Mathematical Notations

Author: Florian Cajori

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-06-01

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1602067139

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Described even today as "unsurpassed," this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes-first published in 1928-9-distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin, evolution, and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures, this "mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics" will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for "1 + 1 = 2."Swiss-American author, educator, and mathematician FLORIAN CAJORI (1859-1930) was one of the world's most distinguished mathematical historians. Appointed to a specially created chair in the history of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, he also wrote An Introduction to the Theory of Equations, A History of Elementary Mathematics, and The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler.

Mathematical Expeditions
Mathematical Expeditions

Author: Frank J. Swetz

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1421404370

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"A collection of over 500 culturally and historically diverse mathematical problems carefully chosen to enrich mathematics teaching from middle school through the college level."--Provided by publisher.