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Mathematician's Lament

Paperback • 2009 • English

Mathematician's Lament

By Paul Lockhart

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About the book

"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."-Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR's Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike and it will alter the way we think about math forever. Paul Loc...Show more

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ISBN

9781934137178

Publisher

Bellevue Literary Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Mathematician's Lament

Format

Paperback

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