Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 210 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139013512
Series Statement:
ICMI studies
Content:
This book presents the papers arising from the ICMI study seminar on the popularization of mathematics held at the University of Leeds, UK, 17–22 September 1989. The event was organized in conjunction with a highly successful touring exhibition known as the 'Pop Maths Roadshow'. Inspired by the discussion document prepared by Howson, Kahane and Pollak, the symposium consisted of three plenary sessions discussing the problems faced in the popularization through particular media. Members were present from a variety of backgrounds and discussion groups were devoted to specific themes, such as the image of mathematicians, TV and films, and mathematics in different cultures
Content:
A study overview / Geoffrey Howson and Jean-Pierre Kahane -- Mathematics in different cultures / (Report of the working group) -- Mathematics for the public / Edward J. Barbeau -- Making a mathematical exhibition / Ronnie Brown and Tim Porter -- The role of mathematical competitions in the popularization of mathematics in Czechoslovakia / Vladimir Burjan and Antonin Vrba -- Games and mathematics / Miguel de Guzman -- Mathematics and the media / Michele Emmer -- Square One TV : a venture in the popularization of mathematics / Edward Esty and Joel Schneider -- Frogs and candles : tales from a mathematics workshop / Gillian Hatch and Christine Shiu -- Mathematics in prime-time television : the story of fun and games / Celia Hoyles -- Cultural alienation and mathematics / Gordon Knight -- Solving the problem of popularizing mathematics through problems / Morgens Larsen -- Popularizing mathematics at the undergraduate level / Brian Mortimer and John Poland -- The popularization of mathematics in Hungary / Tibor Nemetz -- Sowing mathematical seeds in the local professional community / Tony Shannon -- Mathematical news that's fit to print / Lynn Steen -- Christmas lectures and mathematics masterclasses / Christopher Zeeman -- Some aspects of the popularization of mathematics in China / D.Z. Zhang, H.K. Liu and S. Yu
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521403191
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521408677
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521403191
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139013512
