A mathematician's lament : (Record no. 21776)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240214141450.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240214s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781934137178 |
| Qualifying information | (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | IIHS |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.71 LOC |
| Item number | TESF124 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lockhart, Paul, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A mathematician's lament : |
| Remainder of title | how school cheats us out of our most fascinating and imaginative art form / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Paul Lockhart. |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Bellevue Literary Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 140 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 19 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Lockhart speaks "against the way mathematics is taught in too many schools--as a rigid system of mindless algebraic rules with little meaning and very little beauty. Lockhart who has been a math researcher as well as a K-12 math teacher."--Publisher's description |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Educational evaluation |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | Study and teaching |
| -- | Evaluation |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics instruction. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore | Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore | 22/01/2024 | Educational Supplies/54867/11.13.2023 | 702.00 | 510.71 LOC TESF124 | TESF124 | 14/02/2024 | 14/02/2024 | Book |