Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Clements, M.A. (Ken) (Συγγραφέας), Ellerton, Nerida F. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Education.; Measure theory.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Mathematics Education.; Measure and Integration.

This well-illustrated book, by two established historians of school mathematics, documents Thomas Jefferson’s quest, after 1775, to introduce a form of decimal currency to the fledgling United States of America. The book describes a remarkable study showing how the United States’ decision to adopt a...