Robert B. Davis Explained
Robert B. Davis (June 23, 1926December 21, 1997) was an American mathematician and mathematics educator.[1]
Davis was born in Fall River, Massachusetts.[2] He graduated from MIT with a B.S, M.S, and Ph.D. (1951) in mathematics. He was a professor and researcher at the University of New Hampshire, Syracuse University, the University of Illinois[3] and Rutgers University, where he was named New Jersey Professor of Mathematics Education in 1988.[4] [5] He was one of the founders of the Madison Project, a study of mathematics education which spanned 15 years. The project is named for Madison Junior High School in Syracuse, where it began.[6] The project moved to Webster College near St, Louis, Missouri in 1961.[7]
Davis was the founding editor of The Journal of Mathematical Behavior (originally The Journal of Children's Mathematical Behavior), with Herbert Ginsburg in 1971.[1] [6] [4]
Davis was given the Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award posthumously by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics in 1998.[8]
Selected publications
- Book: Davis, R. B.. 1964. Discovery In Mathematics: A Text For Teachers. Reading, Massachusetts. Addison-Wesley. [9]
- Book: Davis, R. B.. Learning Mathematics: The Cognitive Science Approach to Mathematics Education. Ablex Publishing. Norwood, New Jersey. 1984. [10]
- Davis. R. B.. Vinner. S.. 1986. The notion of limit: Some seemingly unavoidable misconception stages. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior. 5. 3. 281–303.
- Book: Davis. R. B.. Carolyn A.. Maher. Carolyn A. Maher . Nel. Noddings. Nel Noddings . 1990. Constructivist Views on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Monographs. 4. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, Virginia. [11]
Notes and References
- Remembering Bob Davis. James J.. Kaput. 5. March 1998. 18. 3. Focus. Mathematical Association of America.
- Book: American Men and Women of Science. 13. 1976. 958. Bowker. 2. Jacques Cattell Press. Dael L. Wolfle. 0835208729.
- Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal. Robert Davis: In Memoriam. Carolyn A. Maher. Robert Speiser. 1998. 17.
- Web site: Guide to the Robert B. Davis Papers, 1957-1997. David. Ranzan. August 2006. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries . Rutgers University. 2021-01-29.
- News: Trying to transform the teaching of math. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 24, 1988. 15. Laura. Quinn.
- Web site: Robert B. Davis Bio. Church. Phil. June 4, 2002. March 11, 2017. Syracuse University Department of Mathematics.
- Book: Angela Lynn Evans Walmsley. A History of the "new Mathematics" Movement and Its Relationship with Current Mathematical Reform. 2003. 51. University Press of America. 9780761825128.
- Web site: Ross Taylor / Glenn Gilbert Gallery of Awardees. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. 2021-01-29.
- Reviews of Discovery In Mathematics:
- Storer. W. O.. February 1968. 10.2307/3614490. 379. The Mathematical Gazette. 3614490. 71–72. none. 52. 125686468 .
- Wallace. Martha. November 1981. 9. 2320692. 715. American Mathematical Monthly. none. 88.
- Reviews of Learning Mathematics:
- Brown. Margaret. March 1986. 10.2307/3615836. 451. The Mathematical Gazette. 3615836. 54–55. none. 70.
- Desforges. Charles. 3. British Educational Research Journal. 1500567. 313–314. none. 11. 1985.
- Johnson. Jerry. March 1985. 3. The Mathematics Teacher. 27964462. 225–226. none. 78.
- Kaput. James J.. March 1985. 10.2307/748372. 2. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 748372. 146–153. Minds, machines, mathematics, and metaphors. 16.
- Kaput. James J.. September 1985. 10.2307/2686171. 4. The College Mathematics Journal. 2686171. 319–322. none. 16.
- Little. John. November 1, 1984. New Scientist. 53. New ways to learn old tricks.
- Mason. John. March 1985. 4. Instructional Science. 23369023. 370–371. none. 13.
- Ormell. Chris. October 1985. 10.2307/3121248. 3. British Journal of Educational Studies. 3121248. 313–314. none. 33.
- Sowder. Larry. April 1985. 8. The Arithmetic Teacher. 41192646. 49. none. 32.
- Reviews of Constructivist Views on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics:
- Dawson. A. J. (Sandy). October 1991. 5. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 3482468. 491–501. none. 22.
- Nattrass. George. September 1991. . 1. The Arithmetic Teacher. 49. none. 39.