Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: Semiotic Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Math Series
Epistemology, History, Classroom, and Culture
Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: Semiotic Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Math Series
ISBN: 978-90-8790-595-8
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
Since mathematics is something that we accomplish through written, oral, bodily and other signs, semiotics appears well suited to furthering our understanding of the mathematical processes of thinking, symbolizing and communicating. Resorting to different semiotic perspectives (e. g., Peirce’s, Vygotsky’s, Saussure’s), the authors of this book deal with questions about the teaching and learning of mathematics as well as the history and epistemology of the discipline. Mathematics discourse and thinking and the technologically-mediated self of mathematical cultural practices are examined through key concepts such as metaphor, intentionality, gestures, interaction, sign-use, and meaning.
The cover picture comes from Jacob Leupold’s (1727) Theatrum Arithmetico-Geometrico. It conveys the cultural, historical, and embodied aspects of mathematical thinking variously emphasized by the contributors of this book.