Count Us In: How to Make Maths Real for All of Us

Author:   Gareth Roberts
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9781783167968


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 February 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Count Us In: How to Make Maths Real for All of Us


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Author:   Gareth Roberts
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781783167968


ISBN 10:   1783167963
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Figures and plates Acknowledgements Foreword 1 More cabbage, anyone? 2 Meeting of minds 3 Nothing will come of nothing 4 Setting the Recorde straight 5 Neither a borrower nor a lender be 6 Amazing Mayans 7 What do you reckon? 8 Prairie power 9 Putting down digital roots 10 Areas of (mis)understanding 11 Cracking the code 12 Does mathematics have a gender? 13 How to make maths real for all of us Appendix Answers to Puzzles Notes on Chapters Further Reading

Reviews

'A delightful and fascinating read about the role of maths in Wales, and the role of Wales in maths. Anyone with an interest in Welsh culture, maths history or education will love this book.' - Guardian blogger Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass; 'Count us in presents a highly accessible sequence of insights into the ways in which individuals engage with number, along with some fascinating perspectives on the connections between mathematics and culture.' - Gareth Pierce, Chief Executive, Welsh Joint Education Committee; 'This engaging book informs with a light touch, and shows not only how to set subjects like mathematics in their cultural context but also why it is important to do so. It is a fascinating read for anyone who has ever struggled with sums, because it actually makes maths fun!' - Dr Elin Jones, historian and broadcaster


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This is a popular book about culture, identity and mathematics. It will appeal to a wide readership, including, and in particular, those who are hesitant about the place of mathematics within a traditional perspective of what constitutes culture.

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