Title:
The math myth : and other STEM delusions / Andrew Hacker.
ISBN:
9781620970683
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, NY ; London : The New Press, 2016.
©2016
Physical Description:
239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
The "M" in STEM -- A harsh and senseless hurdle -- Will plumbers need polynomials? -- Does your dermatologist use calculus? -- Gender gaps -- Does mathematics enhance our minds? -- The Mandarins -- The Common Core: one size fits all -- Discipline versus discovery -- Teaching, tracking, testing -- How not to treat statistics -- Numeracy 101.
OCLC Number:
ocn891619009
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