Avoiding arithmetic, or the material culture of not learning mathematics

DOI10.1080/17498430.2012.622639zbMath1253.01001OpenAlexW2089402839WikidataQ58557679 ScholiaQ58557679MaRDI QIDQ2894299

Jane Wess

Publication date: 29 June 2012

Published in: BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2012.622639

zbMATH Keywords

Abacusmathematical instrumentshistorical instrumentsNapier's bones

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.) (00A06) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) Real-life mathematics, practical arithmetic (educational aspects) (97F90)

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