Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities at Teachers College David Eugene Smith's Collection

Name: Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities at Teachers College David Eugene Smith's Collection
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ISBN: 9780988744912

ISBN-10: 0988744910

ISBN-13: 9780988744912

Edition: 2013

Authors: Diane R. Murray

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The David Eugene Smith archives at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library contain the printed material, manuscripts, portraits and medallions, autographs, and mathematical instruments from his collection. The collection is no longer open to the public as an exhibition. This book provides a special look at the collection by using Smith's own words to guide the reader into what he recollected about the piece while also pinpointing what he valued and thought most important in his collection.

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Docent Press
Publication date: 5/10/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Diane R. Murray holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the online editor for the Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College and served on the editorial board for the Teachers College Mathematical Modeling Handbook published by COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications. Dr. Murray has taught mathematics and computer science courses at Manhattanville College and Lehman College and will join the Mathematics and Science Department of Central Maine Community College in the fall of 2013. Her research interests include the history of mathematics education, technology use in the mathematics classroom, and the study of…