David W. Henderson

David William Henderson is a professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Cornell University. His work ranges from the study of algebraic geometry, Persian history of mathematics and exploratory mathematics for teaching prospective mathematics teachers. His papers in the philosophy of mathematics place him with the intuitionist dchool of philosophy of mathematics.[1][2] His practical geometry, which he puts at work and discovers in his carpentry work, gives a perspective of geometry as the understanding of the infinite spaces through local properties.[3] Euclidean geometry is seen in his work as extendable do the spherical and hyperbolic spaces starting with the study and reformulation of the 5th postulate[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, D., (1981). Three Papers, For the Learning of Mathematic, Vol. 1, No. 3 (March, 1981), pp. 12–15
  2. ↑ Henderson, D. W., (1990). The Masquerade of Formal Mathematics, and how it damages the human spirit, in R Noss, A. Brown, P. Drake, P. Dowlings, M. Harris, C. Hoyles, and S Mellin-Olsen, eds, Proceedings of the First International Conference: Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education: Actions and Critique, Institute of Education: University of London.
  3. ↑ Henderson, D. W. (1990). Experiencing Geometry on Plane and Sphere, Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  4. ↑ Henderson, D. W. (1990). Experiencing Geometry on Plane and Sphere, Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  5. ↑ Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (1998). Differential Geometry: A Geometric Introduction, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  1. Henderson, D., (1981). Three Papers, For the Learning of Mathematics, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Mar., 1981), pp. 12–15
  2. Henderson, D. W., (1990). The Masquerade of Formal Mathematics, and how it damages the human spirit in R Noss, A. Brown, P. Drake, P. Dowlings, M. Harris, C. Hoyles, and S Mellin-Olsen, eds, Proceedings of the First International Conference: Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education: Actions and Critique, Institute of Education: University of London.
  3. Henderson, D. W. (1990). Experiencing Geometry on Plane and Sphere, Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  4. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (1998). Differential Geometry: A Geometric Introduction, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  5. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (2001). Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane, Mathematical Intelligencer, vol.23, No. 2, 2001, pp. 17–28.
  6. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (2001). Essays in Mathematics? (Latvian), Skolotajs (Teacher journal), 4(28), 2001, Riga, pp. 27–31.
  7. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (2001). Geometry The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Mathematics.
  8. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D., (2004). Non-Euclidean Geometries, Encyclopedia Britannica.
  9. Henderson, D. W. and Taimina, D. (2005). Experiencing Geometry: Euclidean and non-Euclidean with History, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

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