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by Christopher J. Phillips

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An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. It was also the era of new math. Introduced to US schools in the late 1950s and 1960s, the new math was a curricular answer to Cold War fears of American intellectual inadequacy. In the age of Sputnik and increasingly sophisticated technological systems and machines, math class came to be viewed as a crucial component of the education of intelligent, virtuous citizens who would be able to compete on a global scale.

In this history, Christopher J. Phillips examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Neither the new math curriculum designers nor its diverse legions of supporters concentrated on whether the new math would improve students' calculation ability. Rather, they felt the new math would train children to think in the right way, instilling in students a set of mental habits that might better prepare them to be citizens of modern society--a world of complex challenges, rapid technological change, and unforeseeable futures. While Phillips grounds his argument in shifting perceptions of intellectual discipline and the underlying nature of mathematical knowledge, he also touches on long-standing debates over the place and relevance of mathematics in liberal education. And in so doing, he explores the essence of what it means to be an intelligent American--by the numbers.

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  • Title The New Math: A Political History
  • Author Christopher J. Phillips
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Publication date 2014-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780226184968 / 022618496X
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.71 x 6.56 x 0.77 in (22.12 x 16.66 x 1.96 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Study and Teaching
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Education and state - United States -, Mathematics - Study and teaching - United
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014012587
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510.710

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Christopher J. Phillips is assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of History.

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