Complexity of Mathematics in the Real World.

Greer, Brian

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Publication Date: 2002-Jul

Pages: 4

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Complexity of Mathematics in the Real World.

Greer, Brian

This paper outlines three key characteristics of mathematics and how they play out in mathematics education and mathematics education research: (1) the two faces of mathematics; (2) the developmental nature of mathematics; and (3) mathematics as cultural construction. (KHR)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Social Influences

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Language: English

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Note: In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (26th, Norwich, England, July 21-26, 2002); see SE 067 806.