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Tools and Mathematics in the Real World

John Monaghan

subject

Mathematical practiceBoundary object05 social sciencesSection (typography)Mathematics education050301 education0501 psychology and cognitive sciences0503 education050104 developmental & child psychology

description

This chapter considers, with special regard to tool use, mathematics in out-of-school practices and attempts to replicate these practices in school mathematics. Both foci are important and problematic issues in mathematics education. This chapter has four sections. The two central sections address the two main foci. The opening section sets the scene with an historical account of ways that mathematics has been subdivided with regard to its application(s). The last section considers problem issues.

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2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02396-0_14