Mathematical Reasoning: Analogies, Metaphors, and Images

by Lyn D. English

Book Overview

How we reason with mathematical ideas continues to be a fascinating and challenging topic of research--particularly with the rapid and diverse developments in the field of cognitive science that have taken place in recent years. Because it draws on multiple disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, computer science, linguistics, and anthropology, cognitive science provides rich scope for addressing issues that are at the core of mathematical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805819789
• ISBN13: 9780805819786
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"