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Description of  The Psychology of Mathematics

This book offers an innovative introduction to the psychological basis of mathematics and the nature of mathematical thinking and learning, using an approach that empowers students by fostering their own construction of mathematical structures. Through accessible and engaging writing, award-winning mathematician and educator Anderson Norton reframes mathematics as something that exists first in the minds of students, rather than something that exists first in a textbook. By exploring the psychological basis for mathematics at every level-including geometry, algebra, calculus, complex analysis, and more-Norton unlocks students' personal power to construct mathematical objects based on their own mental activity and illustrates the power of mathematics in organizing the world as we know it. Read more