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Giaquinto, M.

Visual thinking in mathematics : an epistemological study / M. Giaquinto. - 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.

Introduction -- Simple shapes : vision and concepts -- Basic geometrical knowledge -- Geometrical discovery by visualizing -- Diagrams in geogmetric proofs -- Mental number lines -- Visual aspects of calculation -- General theorems from specific images -- Visual thinking in basic analysis -- Symbol manipulation -- Cognition of structure -- Mathematical thinking : algebraic v. geometric?

ISBN: 0199285942 9780199285945

LCCN: 2007015473

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematics--Philosophy
Visual perception.
Information visualization
Geometry
Arithmetic.

LC Class. No.: QA8.4 / .G534 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 510