Is there a math gene? Butterworth's research strongly suggests there is. Do men and women count differently? What is a mathematical prodigy? Why do some people count on their fingers? Are our methods of teaching math effective or not -- and why? No book has authoritatively answered these intriguing questions before now. Butterworth's unique expertise in both mathematics and psychology has enabled him to write a trailblazing work on our understanding of the mathematical brain that shows why counting is fundamental to our lives and how we comprehend the world. With an engaging and accessible style, What Counts will become as important to mathematics as Stephen Pinker's and Noam Chomsky's writings are to language.
Is there a math gene? Butterworth's research strongly suggests there is. Do men and women count differently? What is a mathematical prodigy? Why do some people count on their fingers? Are our methods of teaching math effective or not -- and why? No book has authoritatively answered these intriguing questions before now. Butterworth's unique expertise in both mathematics and psychology has enabled him to write a trailblazing work on our understanding of the mathematical brain that shows why counting is fundamental to our lives and how we comprehend the world. With an engaging and accessible style, What Counts will become as important to mathematics as Stephen Pinker's and Noam Chomsky's writings are to language.
Imprint | Simon & Schuster |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | October 1999 |
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Authors | Butterworth |
Dimensions | 242 x 164 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 432 |
Edition | illustrated edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-684-85417-5 |
Barcode | 9780684854175 |
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LSN | 0-684-85417-1 |