Expert Available to Talk About Spatial Reasoning and the Mathematical Mind
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 13:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Most people believe that mathematics is numbers, symbols and notations. Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, professor of mathematics education at Boise State University, explains that mathematics is also about spatial reasoning - the ability to visually manipulate stimuli, to break apart and put together 2-D and 3-D shapes, to take these ideas and twist and turn them or to not be confused when an object's orientation changes.