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ERIC Number: EJ371063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Mathematics: Creativity, Imagination, Beauty.
Whitcombe, Allan
Mathematics in School, v17 n2 p13-15 Mar 1988
In spite of current sentiment to the contrary, the wellsprings of mathematics are not utility and relevance, but creativity, imagination, and an appreciation of the beauty of the subject. This has implications for the teaching of mathematics. (PK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Creativity, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Imagination, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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