1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780040503321

Titolo

Advanced mathematical thinking [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David Tall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht ; ; Boston, : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1991

ISBN

1-280-20754-X

9786610207541

0-306-47203-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 1991.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Mathematics education library ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

TallDavid Orme

Disciplina

510/.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching

Mathematics - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Psychology of Advanced Mathematical Thinking -- The Nature of Advanced Mathematical Thingking -- Advanced Mathematical Thinking Processes -- Mathematical Creativity -- Mathematical Proof -- Cognitive Theory of Advanced Mathematical Thinking -- The Role of Definitions in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics -- The Role of Conceptual Entities and Their Symbols in Building Advanced Mathematical Concepts -- Reflective Abstraction in Advanced Mathematical Thinking -- Research into the Teaching and Learning of Advanced Mathematical Thinking -- Research in Teaching and Learning Mathematics at an Advanced Level -- Functions and Associated Learning Difficulties -- Limits -- Analysis -- The Role of Studients’ Intuitions of Infinity in Teaching the Cantorian Theory -- Research on Mathematical Proof -- Advanced Mathematical Thinking and the Computer -- Epilogue -- Reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

Advanced Mathematical Thinking has played a central role in the development of human civilization for over two millennia. Yet in all that time the serious study of the nature of advanced mathematical thinking – what it is, how it functions in the minds of expert mathematicians, how it can be encouraged and improved in the developing minds of students – has been limited to the reflections of a few significant



individuals scattered throughout the history of mathematics. In the twentieth century the theory of mathematical education during the compulsory years of schooling to age 16 has developed its own body of empirical research, theory and practice. But the extensions of such theories to more advanced levels have only occurred in the last few years. In 1976 The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics (known as PME) was formed and has met annually at different venues round the world to share research ideas. In 1985 a Working Group of PME was formed to focus on Advanced Mathematical Thinking with a major aim of producing this volume. The text begins with an introductory chapter on the psychology of advanced mathema- cal thinking, with the remaining chapters grouped under three headings: • the nature of advanced mathematical thinking, • cognitive theory, and • reviews of the progress of cognitive research into different areas of advanced mathematics.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910346854603321

Autore

Puy Portillo María

Titolo

Benefits of Resveratrol Supplementation / María P. Portillo, Alfredo Fernandez-Quintela

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019

ISBN

9783039212767

3039212761

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (260 p.)

Soggetti

Biology, life sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, great attention has been paid to polyphenols due to their positive effects on health. One of the most widely-studied phenolic compounds is resveratrol. This molecule, which is naturally



present in some foods, shows beneficial effects on various physiological and biochemical processes, thus representing a potential tool for the prevention or the treatment of diseases highly prevalent in our society. Several of these beneficial effects have been observed in human beings, but others only in pre-clinical studies so far, and therefore, it is mandatory to continue with the scientific research in this field. Indeed, new knowledge concerning these issues could enable the development of novel functional foods or nutraceuticals, incorporating resveratrol, suitable for preventing or treating diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, dislipemia, insulin resistance and diabetes, liver diseases, etc.