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Author Hacker, Andrew, author.

Title The math myth : and other STEM delusions / Andrew Hacker.

Publication Info. New York, NY ; London : The New Press, 2016.
©2016

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  510.71 HACKER    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  510.71 HAC    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  510 HACKER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  510.71 HACKER    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  510.71 HACKER    Check Shelf
Description 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-224) and index.
Contents The "M" in STEM -- A harsh and senseless hurdle -- Will plumbers need polynomials? -- Does your dermatologist use calculus? -- Gender gaps -- Does mathematics enhance our minds? -- The Mandarins -- The Common Core: one size fits all -- Discipline versus discovery -- Teaching, tracking, testing -- How not to treat statistics -- Numeracy 101.
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects.
Mathematical ability.
Mathematical ability. (OCoLC)fst01012053
Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01012260
ISBN 9781620970683 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1620970686 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
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