Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861 The Central Role of Cyphering Books
Cyphering books are a much neglected resource for understanding and appreciating the early history of NorthAmerican mathematics education. The present book marks a major advance in putting that resource to effective use as well as in raising some challenging questions for subsequent research.”<BR...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Abstract
- Foreword (by Jeremy Kilpatrick)
- 1. The Historical Challenge
- 2. Development of a Tradition
- 3. Translating the Cyphering-Book Tradition to North America
- 4. Formulating the Research Questions
- 5. The Principal Data Set
- 6. Ending a 600-Year Tradition: The Demise of the Cypering-Book Approach
- 7. Conclusions, and some Final Comments
- References
- Appendices