{"product_id":"a-mathematicians-lament-paperback","title":"A Mathematician's Lament - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Lockhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeith Devlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best critiques of current K-12 mathematics education I have ever seen, written by a first-class research mathematician who elected to devote his teaching career to K-12 education.\" --\u003cb\u003eKeith Devlin\u003c\/b\u003e, NPR's \"Math Guy\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant research mathematician reveals math to be a creative art form on par with painting, poetry, and sculpture, and rejects the standard anxiety-producing teaching methods used in most schools today. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike, altering the way we think about math forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Lockhart\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eArithmetic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeasurement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Mathematician's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught mathematics at Brown University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and to K-12 level students at St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Lockhart\u003c\/b\u003e dropped out of college after one semester to devote himself exclusively to math. Based on his own research he was admitted to Columbia University where he received his PhD. The author of \u003ci\u003eArithmetic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeasurement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Mathematician's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e, he has taught mathematics at Brown University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and to K-12 level students at St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221579383033,"sku":"9781934137178","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UmZhc2tqVnlVNm10VjBYYXdLQ1ZtQT09.webp?v=1768195213","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-mathematicians-lament-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}