Smith, Frank

The glass wall why mathematics can seem difficult - New York Teachers College Press 2002 - ix, 163 p. ;ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is Mathematics? -- 2. Making Sense -- 3. The Mathematics in Language -- 4. The Meanings of Numbers -- 5. Numbers (I): The Names -- 6. Numbers (II): The Written Form -- 7. Labeling, Ordering, and Quantifying -- 8. Calculating and Measuring -- 9. Notation-

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Mathematics
Machine generated--Mathematics in Language--Logarithmic function--Vector analysis--Psychological aspects--Meaning of numbers

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