Arithmetic
by Paul Lockhart · Paul Lockhart
Mathematician Paul Lockhart's conceptual history of counting and calculation, from tally marks and number systems to place value, fractions, and the algorithms of arithmetic. Explains why the standard procedures work, building number sense rather than drill.
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