What is a Mathematical Concept?
- ISBN-10
- 1107134633
- ISBN-13
- 9781107134638
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-06-22
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Elizabeth de Freitas, Nathalie Sinclair, Alf Coles
Description
Leading thinkers in mathematics, philosophy and education offer new insights into the fundamental question: what is a mathematical concept?
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