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Professor Bill Barton (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Monday 19 October 2009, 17:00-18:30
Telling mathematical tales: Mathematics in different languages
- đ¤ Speaker: Professor Bill Barton (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
- đ Date & Time: Monday 19 October 2009, 17:00 - 18:30
- đ Venue: Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
Abstract
How do different languages express mathematical ideas? Mathematics can be expressed grammatically in a variety of ways. In flights of fancy, I expand these into new mathematical worlds. Mathematics emerges as more contingent upon human experience than is usually accepted. I further illustrate the conjunction between mathematical and language development, building on Devlin’s concept of the Mathematical Gene, presenting alternative answers to conventional questions about mathematics: where it comes from, how it develops, what it does and what it means. Finally, I will consider how these playful ideas impact on mathematics education.
Series This talk is part of the Faculty of Education Seminars series.
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