Full Description
This book presents a history of mathematic between 1607 and 1865 in that part of mainland North America which is north of Mexico but excludes the present-day Canada and Alaska. Unlike most other histories of mathematics now available, the emphasis is on the gradual emergence of "mathematics for all" programs and associated changes in thinking which drove this emergence. The book takes account of changing ideas about intended, implemented and attained mathematics curricula for learners of all ages. It also pays attention to the mathematics itself, and to how it was taught and learned.
Contents
1 The Scope of this Book.- 2 Young Children's Introduction to Mathematics in North America Between 1607 and 1865.- 3. The Influence of the Cyphering Tradition on North American Elementary- And Middle-School Mathematics Between 1607 and 1865.- 4. Mathematics Textbooks and the Gradual Decline in the Use of Middle- to Advanced-Level Abbaco Arithmetic Between 1607 and 1865.- 5. The Struggle for Algebra.- 6. Pre-College Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Surveying, and Navigation 1607-1865.- 7. College Mathematics, 1607-1865.- 8. Different Perspectives on Mathematics in North America 1607-1865.- 9. Toward Mathematics for All: Answers to Research Questions, Limitations, and Possibilities for Further Research.
