In this paper I present and discuss some questions related to the role of language in the teaching of Mathematics. After briefly reviewing some specific points in recent Italian curricula, I compare natural language with logical language in several examples, with particular reference to connectives and quantifiers. The aim is not to find errors, but rather to pay attention to many constructions we currently use. Moreover, I discuss notation, I compare definitions in mathematics and in a dictionary, and I conclude showing some "miracles" of mathematical language.
I linguaggi della matematica a scuola. Riflessioni di un logico / Bernardi, Claudio. - In: L'INSEGNAMENTO DELLA MATEMATICA E DELLE SCIENZE INTEGRATE. - ISSN 1123-7570. - STAMPA. - 34 A-B:(2011), pp. 559-576.
I linguaggi della matematica a scuola. Riflessioni di un logico
BERNARDI, Claudio
2011
Abstract
In this paper I present and discuss some questions related to the role of language in the teaching of Mathematics. After briefly reviewing some specific points in recent Italian curricula, I compare natural language with logical language in several examples, with particular reference to connectives and quantifiers. The aim is not to find errors, but rather to pay attention to many constructions we currently use. Moreover, I discuss notation, I compare definitions in mathematics and in a dictionary, and I conclude showing some "miracles" of mathematical language.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
