Sentence examples for mathematical activity from inspiring English sources

Though mathematics and mathematical activity are purely formal and syntactical, in the Tractatus Wittgenstein tacitly distinguishes between purely formal games with signs, which have no application in contingent propositions, and mathematical propositions, which are used to make inferences from contingent proposition(s) to contingent proposition(s).

It addition, a high reward rate may help reduce the considerable anxiety that many dyscalculic children experience when exposed to mathematics [ 42], by associating mathematical activity with a positive emotional state.

This brief overview highlights that the notion of working mathematically with mathematics, far from being an underpinning fundamental of school mathematical activity, is considered rather rare.

Realistic Mathematics Education supports students' formalization of their mathematical activity through guided reinvention.

Also, he construes logic as the study of patterns in linguistic renditions of mathematical activity, and therefore logic is dependent on mathematics (as the study of patterns) and not vice versa.

To exemplify possible contributions of employing CL in teacher education, this paper first zooms in on the structure of one particular course for mathematics teachers and then focuses on one particular mathematical activity.

The resulting linguistic system of logic may in turn be studied mathematically, even independently of the mathematical activities and their recordings that it was originally abstracted from.

The teacher may vary the largely teacher-led pedagogical activity by introducing mathematical activities, usually in the form of mathematics problem-solving worksheets, for students to practice on.

This hypothesis, known as the sex-role socialization hypothesis, argues that because mathematics is traditionally viewed as a male domain, females may be socialized to think of themselves as mathematically incompetent and therefore females may avoid mathematics and when females do participate in mathematical activities they may experience more anxiety than males [ 75, 76].

The development of problem-posing skills for learners is one of the main aims of learning mathematics, and it should occupy a significant role in mathematical activities (Crespo 2003).

Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn Special School, Clase, Swansea: improve outdoor areas through building calming seating areas, large scale mathematical activities and specialist musical equipment.