00843cam a22001454a 4500020002100000020002100021082001600042100001700058245005500075260004300130300003000173500005100203505030000254650014300554  a0807742422 (pbk)  a0807742414 (pbk)00a510.19bSMI1 aSmith, Frank14aThe glass wallbwhy mathematics can seem difficult  aNew YorkbTeachers College Pressc2002  aix, 163 p.b;ill.c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aMachine 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- 0aMathematicsaMachine generatedvMathematics in LanguagevLogarithmic functionvVector analysisvPsychological aspectsvMeaning of numbers