4. Teaching Natural Philosophy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Empirical Foundations for Technical Literacy: Economic Expansion, Technological Change, and Work 8
6. 2. The Content and Pedagogy for Spatial Thinking: Drawings and Models 30
7. 3. The Heritage of Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, and Perspective Geometry 50
8. 4. Teaching Natural Philosophy 63
9. 5. Mathematics Instruction 87
10. 6. New Educational Institutions for a New Society: Schools for Mechanics 105
11. 7. Science for Women: The Troy Female Seminary 133
12. 8. A Precedent for Technological Education: The Rensselaer School 148
13. Conclusion 170
14. Notes 177
15. Index 205