Abraham Lincoln’s Cyphering Book and Ten other Extraordinary Cyphering Books / / by Nerida F. Ellerton, M. A. (Ken) Clements |
Autore | Ellerton Nerida F |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina |
306.43
370 510.71 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Study and teaching
Educational sociology Mathematics Education Sociology of Education |
ISBN | 3-319-02502-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1.Cyphering Books and the Cyphering Tradition in North America and Great Britain, 1630–18 -- 2.Primitive Beginnings, Circa 1667 -- 3.“Thomas Prust His Booke Amen 1702” -- 4.Daughters of the Revolution: Martha and Elisabeth Ryan’s Cyphering Book, Circa 1780 -- 5.With a Tinge of Green: Mary Watkins, 1820 -- 6.He would be Good: Abraham Lincoln’s Early Mathematics, 1819–1826 (This chapter was authored by Nerida Ellerton, Valeria Aguirre Holguin, and M. A. (Ken Clements) -- 7.Sacrobosco’s Heritage: Thomas Dixson’s Cyphering Book, 1630–1632 -- 8.Writing as if Arithmeticke: George Bickham’s Cyphering Book, Circa 1740 -- 9.Bound for Botany Bay? Circa 1791 -- 10.From the Royal Mathematical School: Charles Page, 1825 -- 11.Fit for a King? William Beattie, Circa 1810 and 1835–1836 -- 12.Lessons from Extraordinary Cyphering Books -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484585903321 |
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Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson, and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics : A History of the Royal Mathematical School Within Christ’s Hospital, London 1673–1868 / / by Nerida F. Ellerton, M. A. (Ken) Clements |
Autore | Ellerton Nerida F |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIV, 325 p. 36 illus., 32 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 510.712 |
Collana | History of Mathematics Education |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics—Study and teaching
Mathematics History Mathematics Education History of Mathematical Sciences |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Mathematics in the Christ’s Hospital Curriculum Before 1673 -- Mathematics Beyond Arithmetic—Expanding the Domain of School Mathematics -- Stars in the RMS Firmament 1673–1798 -- Years of Struggle for RMS 1673–1708 -- Developments in RMS Curricula 1673–1798 -- RMS Comes of Age 1709–1755: The Hodgson Era -- William Wales: RMS Master 1776–1798 -- Redefining School Mathematics at Christ’s Hospital 1800–1868 -- An Appropriate Theoretical Lens: Lag Time -- The Importance of the Royal Mathematical School in the History of School Mathematics.-. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255100203321 |
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