Mathematics Rebooted Alcock Lara Reader in Mathematics Education Loughborough University
Mathematics Rebooted Alcock Lara Reader in Mathematics Education Loughborough University Would you like to understand more mathematics? Perhaps at school you liked mathematics for a while but were…
Specifikacia Mathematics Rebooted Alcock Lara Reader in Mathematics Education Loughborough University
Mathematics Rebooted Alcock Lara Reader in Mathematics Education Loughborough University
Would you like to understand more mathematics? Perhaps at school you liked mathematics for a while but were then put off because you missed a key idea and kept getting stuck. Many people would.
Or perhaps you studied mathematics to advanced levels, but have now forgotten most of what you once knew. Perhaps you always liked mathematics but gave it up because your main interest was music or languages or science or philosophy. Whichever is the case, this book is for you.
It aims to build on what you know, revisiting basic ideas with a focus on meaning. Each chapter starts with an idea from school mathematics - often primary school mathematics - and gradually builds up a network of links to more advanced material. It explores fundamental ideas in depth, using insights from research in mathematics education and psychology to explain why people often get confused, and how to overcome that