Mathematics: All That Matters by Mike Askew - ISBN: 9781473601734
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Do we still need mathematics? What does it all add up to?

Mathematics: All That Matters

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    28 April 2015

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Summary

Mathematics often gets a bad press. Describing someone as ‘calculating’ or ‘rational’ is hardly as flattering as being labelled ‘artistic’ or ‘creative’ and mathematicians in movies or novels are often portrayed as social misfits who rarely get the guy or girl. No wonder some folks say ‘oh I don’t care for mathematics, I was never any good at it’ with a wistful sense of pride.

Yet professional mathematicians talk of the subject differently. They look for elegant solutions …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473601734
ISBN-10:1473601738
Author:Mike Askew
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray One
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:28 April 2015
Weight:160g
Dimensions:178mm x 128mm x 12mm
Series:All That Matters
About The Author

Mike Askew

Mike Askew is Professor of Primary Education at Monash University, Melbourne and prior to that he was Professor of Mathematics Education at King’s College, London University. He has written extensively for both academic and professional readers and his books include Transforming Primary Mathematics (Routledge) and, with Rob Eastaway, the best selling Maths for Mums and Dads (Square Peg/Random House) and most recently More Maths for Mums and Dads (the teenage years) (Square Peg/Random House)

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