COMPUTER DISCOVERED MATHEMATICS AND APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION

34 Mathematics and Computer Science Education

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 34.

‘‘Concrete’’ Computer Manipulatives in Mathematics Education

The use of ‘‘concrete manipulatives’’ in mathematics education is supported by research and often accepted as a sine qua non of ‘‘reform’’ approaches. This article reviews the research on the use of manipulatives and critiques common notions regarding concrete manipulatives. It presents a reformulation of the definition of concrete as used in educational psychology and educational research and ...

Combining Art and Mathematics in Computer Graphics Education

This paper presents an innovative education program at the University of Gävle, Sweden. The program, Creative Programming, combines traditional methods of teaching computer graphics, with other crossdisciplinary areas such as art, cognition, and film. The uniqueness of the program is represented by the students that are accepted and the teaching environment they are put in. A judicial process i...

What ain’t mathematics education?!

Abstract: In 1996 at the first Iranian Mathematics Education Conference (IMEC1) that was held in Isfahan. I obliged myself as a mathematics educator, to inform the mathematics community at large by presenting a paper entitled “what is mathematics education?” to pave the way for the establishment of the master program of mathematics education in Iran. Now, after 16 years, we need to reflect on t...

Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Philosophy of Mathematics Education