Publisher's Synopsis
Richard Noss studied mathematics at the University of Sussex, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and his MPhil (in the field of Geometric Topology) two years later. He taught in London comprehensive schools until 1982, when he began studying the design of computer-based mathematical environments for children, receiving his PhD in 1985 from Chelsea (now Kings) College, London. In the same year he was appointed as lecturer in mathematics education at the Institute of Education, University of London. In addition to his continuing work on computational environments, Professor Noss has studied the socio-politics of mathematical learning cultures, and the role of mathematics in workplaces. In his inaugural address, Professor Noss draws together the strands of his research and asks what mathematical knowledge is required in a technological society. His conclusion is that there are new cultures of work and expression, which will necessitate the learning and teaching of new kinds of numeracies in the twenty-first century.
