Math I Am: What we learn from stories that people tell about math in their lives

摘要: What is mathematics? And what counts as mathematics in people’s activities at home, work, and school daily life? One might try to answer this question by consulting expert mathematicians philosophers, or examining the historical role that has played shaping major scientific technical advances. We take a far less lofty approach, find answers everyday experiences of adults children. Without denying possibility universal mathematics, we assume may garner markedly different from person and, therefore, meaning vary context context.