The Ambition of Absolute Agreement in Mathematics, and Deviations from It

Hennig, Christian

Volume 18 · Number 2 · Pages 279–281

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The Ambition of Absolute Agreement in Mathematics, and Deviations from It

Christian Hennig

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Open peer commentary on the article “Random Walks as a Royal Road to E-STEAM in Math Education” by Amaranta Valdés-Zorrilla, Daniela Díaz-Rojas, Leslie Jiménez & Jorge Soto-Andrade. Abstract: I claim that mathematics is constructed with the ambition of allowing for absolute agreement. Dealing with students’ thinking that deviates from the supposedly absolute agreement is a key problem for mathematics teaching. Some sources for such deviant thinking include the relationship between mathematics and modelled reality, and the “imaginary” nature of probability.

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Hennig C. (2023) The ambition of absolute agreement in mathematics, and deviations from it. Constructivist Foundations 18(2): 279–281. https://constructivist.info/18/2/279

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