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Thomas Jefferson and His Decimals 1775-1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319025049)
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xSynthesizing four centuries of historical data, this study analyzes the long-term consequences of America's unique refusal to adopt the metric system, with generations of schoolchildren toiling over the complexities of 'Imperial' weights and measures.
Author: Clements, Nerida F. Ellerton
ISBN-10: 331902504X
ISBN-13: 9783319025049
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2014
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.56d
By Clements
xM. A. ("Ken") Clements is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Illinois State University. After teaching in schools for 10 years, he taught in three Australian universities (Monash, Deakin, and Newcastle), and at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (1997-2004). He has served as a consultant in India, Malaysia, PNG, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, and has been an editor for the three international handbooks on mathematics education (1996, 2003, 2012). He has written or edited 25 books and has authored many peer-reviewed articles. In 1996 he co-authored, with Nerida Ellerton, a UNESCO book on mathematics education research. He is honorary life member of both the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) and the Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV).
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