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Count Us in: How to Make Maths Real for All of Us - Softcover

Gareth Roberts

 
9781783167968: Count Us in: How to Make Maths Real for All of Us
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1783167963 ISBN 13: 9781783167968
Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2016

Synopsis

Mathematics, like language, is a universal experience. Every society counts and is empowered by its ability to count and to measure. The mathematical processes developed within various cultures differ widely, and Count us in explores these cultural links, drawing examples from the author's personal experiences. The process of counting, like the process of communicating with words, is common to all societies worldwide but, just as there is a rich variety of languages, so too is there a rich variety in methods of counting and of recording numbers - methods that have developed over centuries to meet the needs of various groups of people. The narrative of this book takes the form of a collection of short stories based on the author's personal experience, linked together by a number of sub-themes. As a popular book on mathematics and on the personalities who created that mathematics, there are no prerequisites beyond the reader's rudimentary and possibly hazy recollection of primary-school mathematics and a curiosity to know more.

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About the Author

Gareth Ffowc Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bangor University, and has particular interests in the acquisition of mathematical concepts within bilingual contexts.

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Publisher
University of Wales Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1783167963
ISBN 13 
9781783167968
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144