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- Unique focus on the relationship between philosophy of mathematics and mathematical practice
- Contains groundbreaking contributions on visualization, explanation and reasoning styles in mathematics
Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 327)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Mathematical Reasoning and Visualization
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Mathematical Explanation and Proof Styles
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"As its title suggests, the book deals with themes that are of great interest to mathematics educators. … this book is a collection of excellent papers by distinguished authors. It also shows a high standard of book production, in its layout, paper quality, draftsmanship and binding. … this book deserves the attention of all those with an interest in mathematics education." (G. Hanna, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 64, 2007)
"This fascinating collection of essays is a must-have for those who are interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics … . this is a book that libraries will want to have, particularly if they strive to have good collections on the history and philosophy of mathematics." (Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MathDL, August, 2005)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics
Editors: Paolo Mancosu, Klaus Frovin Jørgensen, Stig Andur Pedersen
Series Title: Synthese Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3335-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3334-6Published: 20 April 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6837-8Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3335-3Published: 30 March 2006
Series ISSN: 0166-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 300
Topics: Mathematics, general, Visualization, History of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Philosophy of Science