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Mathematicians as Enquirers - Learning about Learning Mathematics (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
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Mathematicians as Enquirers - Learning about Learning Mathematics (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
Series: Mathematics Education Library, 34
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It is amazing that the usual reply to being introduced to a
mathematician is a stumbling apology about how bad someone is at
mathematics, no matter how good they may be in reality. The problem
is that we have come to view mathematics as an arcane branch of
knowledge that only a few can aspire to understand or grasp. The
sense of separation between those who have the knowledge and those
who do not, is present even amongst academics where many of the
same skills and research practices exist - intuition, the use of
symbolic structures and the use of intuition and insight. The more
worrying aspect of this separation is the ever declining numbers of
students choosing mathematics as part of their curriculum beyond
the stage when it is mandatory. Even worse, it would seem that the
mathematics community has created a discriminatory environment that
deters many students from continuing beyond secondary and tertiary
education. Exit interviews with graduates show a stark rejection of
their previously chosen subject. What about mathematicians
themselves - how do they see themselves? Do male and female
mathematicians come to know their mathematics in different ways, do
they tackle different problems with varying results for their
status in the research community? Does the pervasive labelling that
mathematics is a male domain arise because of a lack of role models
for women or through its highly competitive, hierarchical nature?
Are the negative labels often associated with mathematics, i. e.
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