TY - BOOK ID - 56713039 TI - Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics AU - Behrends, Ehrhard AU - Crato, Nuno AU - Rodrigues, José Francisco AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2012 SN - 9783642257100 PB - Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg Imprint Springer DB - UniCat KW - Mathematics KW - wiskunde UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:56713039 AB - This collective book aims to encourage and inspire actions directed towards raising public awareness of the importance of mathematical sciences for our contemporary society in a cultural and historical perspective. Mathematical societies, in Europe and around the world, can find ideas, blueprints and suggestions for activities - including concerted actions with other international organizations - directed towards raising public awareness of science, technology and other fields where mathematics plays a strong role. The material is divided into four parts: ¢ National experiences ¢ Exhibitions / mathematical museums ¢ Popularization activities ¢ Popularization: why and how? ER -