Essais sur L'Enseignement en Général et sur celui des Mathématiques en Particulier
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- Contemporary half leather.
- Paris: Courcier, 1805
Paris: Courcier, 1805. First Edition.. Contemporary half leather.. A fine copy; moderate foxing.. 8vo.
Lacroix was a mathematician best known for his work on geometry and calculus. The Essay offered here contain his thoughts on education and teaching mathematics and is described by his biographer as a classic. It displays Lacroix's deep sense of history of the subject (there is an intro. essay in the book on mathematics) and his broad conception of education. The book went through several editions. DSB VII, 549-551 - '... a pedagogical classic ....'
Lacroix was a mathematician best known for his work on geometry and calculus. The Essay offered here contain his thoughts on education and teaching mathematics and is described by his biographer as a classic. It displays Lacroix's deep sense of history of the subject (there is an intro. essay in the book on mathematics) and his broad conception of education. The book went through several editions. DSB VII, 549-551 - '... a pedagogical classic ....'
Details
Title
Essais sur L'Enseignement en Général et sur celui des Mathématiques en Particulier
Author
Lacroix, S F
Binding
Contemporary half leather.
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Courcier: Paris
Date
1805
Edition
First Edition.