TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Frank TI - The glass wall: why mathematics can seem difficult SN - 0807742422 (pbk) U1 - 510.19 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Teachers College Press KW - Mathematics KW - Machine generated KW - Mathematics in Language KW - Logarithmic function KW - Vector analysis KW - Psychological aspects KW - Meaning of numbers N1 - 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- ER -