By: Dr. Marsigit, M. A
Civilizing mathematics is not as easy as civilizing social
education. We should know about the sense of mathematics in various dimentions.
We can’t only esteemed mathematics by a point of view. We have to know what
mathematics is, what the purpose of mathematics, how to learn mathematics, how
to implement mathematics in daily life, and then how to civilize mathematics to
develop Indonesia’s quality.
Learning mathematics is about how to think critically, how to think
logically, how to be creative, how to solve problems, etc. Mathematics is not
only about numerals, formulas, or directions. Talking mathematics is same as
discuss about what the objects are and what the methods employed.
Absolutists had a notion that discovery is can’t be said to be
mathematics yet, and modern mathematis is the result that can’t be stayed away,
but social contrustivists don’t approve this notion. Social constructivist had
a notion that mathematics is human’s activity, human’s work, and human’s
creation in some periods. The difference in mathemtics is because of the
creativity of the subject.
Civilizing mathematics in school starts by definite about school
mathematics. Ebbut, S and Straker, A definite school mathematics as, (1)
mathematical activity is discovery activity about the pattern and relationship,
(2) mathematical activity needs creativity, imagination, intuition, and
discovery, (3) mathematical activity should be communicated, (4) problem
solving is a part of mathematical activity, (5) algorithm is a procedure to get
answers in mathematics problem, and (6) mathematics needs social interaction.
In civilizing mathematics, we alsa need mathematics communication.
Mathematics communication include mathematics material communication, formal
mathematics communication, normative mathematics communication, and spiritual
mathematics communication.
Material mathematics communication is mathematics communication in
lowest dimention. Formal mathematics communication is dominated by correlation
characteristic. Normative mathematics communication has higher dimention cause
the characteristic’s mixed is more complex and more extensive. Last, spiritual
mathematics communication, include all of the other mathematics communication.
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