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Author Sinclair, Nathalie.

Title Mathematics and beauty : aesthetic approaches to teaching children / Nathalie Sinclair ; foreword by William Higginson.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [2006]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.7 S616M    Check Shelf
Description xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Reclaiming the aesthetic from the arts -- "Wired" for beauty and pleasure -- Developing a mathematical aesthetic lens -- Aesthetics and the development of mathematics -- The motivational role of the aesthetic -- The generative role of the aesthetic -- The evaluative role of the aesthetic -- Peering inside the mathematics culture -- Mathematical values in teaching.
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Research.
ISBN 080774722X paperback alkaline paper
9780807747223 paperback alkaline paper
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