Review of how humans learn to think mathematically

exploring the three worlds of mathematics

Reuben Hersh

pp. 39-44

in: Bharath Sriraman (ed), Humanizing mathematics and its philosophy, Basel, Birkhäuser, 2017

Abstract

Educational theory is not my area of expertise. This is an important book on educational theory and practice, deserving an expert and thorough review. So why did I agree to review it? In answer, I quote a friend here at the University of New Mexico. "You write a book review because you want to say something about the subject of the book. But you are required first of all actually to tell about the book itself."