Dr Snezana Lawrence
| Name | Dr Snezana Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer Professional Practice (Aviation) |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Design Engineering & Mathematics |
| Email address | s.lawrence@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-9320 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography I am a mathematical historian and a mathematics educator. Throughout my career, I have been interested in the relationships between mathematics and art, architecture, engineering, and music. In my historical work I draw on these connections, and further investigate the role this interdisciplinary nature of mathematical sciences has on perceptions of mathematics. I am also very interested in the professional and creative identities of mathematicians.
Teaching I teach on Aviation programmes relating to professional identity and development, as well as risk in aviation. On undergraduate mathematics programme I teach on history of problem solving, history of mathematics, and calculus 1. I am a dissertation supervisor for the final project on undergraduate mathematics and data science degree. On post-graduate programmes in the Design Engineering and Mathematics I teach on quantitative data methods for research purposes. On post-graduate taught masters degree I supervise final dissertation projects. I have a PhD student in the history of mathematics. I am a Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Department of Design Engineering and Design.
Education and qualifications
Grants
Chronicles of Brilliance in Performing Mathematically; International Mathematics Olympiad, its Nature and Narratives, and Influence on the Global Mathematics Community
I have been awarded a grant of £14500 to hold a workshop at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh
10 Apr 2024
ICMS
Prizes and Awards
Evidence to public body
THE IMA, LMS AND RSS RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT UKRI EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION STRATEGY
UKRI
28 Mar 2022
Together, as professional bodies we represent over 18,000 members working in mathematics, statistics and data science across academia and industry. A substantial part of our mission is to promote diversity in the fields of mathematics, statistics and data science.
We believe that the draft UKRI Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy as it is currently written is incomplete and lacking detail on how it will address UKRI’s equality, diversity and inclusion objectives. In response to this we have developed a series of recommended actions to address the concerns raised in the strategy, that set out what the UKRI should do to achieve its strategy ambition, its cornerstones, and its strategic objectives.
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-charities-and-societies-2022-4-ukri-diversity-and-inclusion-plan-incomplete-and-lacking/
External activities
Visiting Professor, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, to establish a PhD programme in the history of mathematics
Visiting Professor
Visiting Professor, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, to establish a PhD programme in the history of
mathematics (2022-2025)
01 Oct 2023
01 Oct 2025
History and Pedagogy of Mathematics Group
Chair
History and Pedagogy of Mathematics International Study Group
https://www.mathunion.org/icmi/organization/affiliated-organizations/hpm
01 Jul 2020
01 Jul 2024
Member of the Research Policy and Practice Advisory Board of the University of Aveiro, Portugal
Advisory Committee for the Research
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Advising on research strategy, plans, and funding in relation to mathematics history and education.
https://cidma.ua.pt/external_sci_adv_comm
01 May 2023
01 May 2026
Research outputs
A little history of mathematics
Lawrence, S. 2025. A little history of mathematics. New York & London Yale University Press.Mathematical meditations
Lawrence, S. 2025. Mathematical meditations. London & New York Taylor & Francis (Routledge).Authenticity in learning, teaching and assessment
Masterson, B., Sharples, N., Jones, M., Megeney, A. and Lawrence, S. 2024. Authenticity in learning, teaching and assessment. MSOR Connections. 22 (2), pp. 29-36. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v22i2.1488Book review: The new mathematics education of new Europe. Alexander Karp (Ed.) (2020) Eastern European mathematics education in the decades of change
Lawrence, S. 2023. Book review: The new mathematics education of new Europe. Alexander Karp (Ed.) (2020) Eastern European mathematics education in the decades of change. Educational Studies in Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-023-10269-2Gersonides – translating divinity within the limits of knowledge
Lawrence, S. 2023. Gersonides – translating divinity within the limits of knowledge. in: Vestrucci, A. (ed.) Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism Cham, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 215–226Student video curation
Jones, M., Lawrence, S., Masterson, B., Megeney, A. and Sharples, N. 2023. Student video curation. MSOR Connections. 21 (2), pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i2.1403Authentic by design: developing mathematicians for the talent economy
Masterson, B., Jones, M., Lawrence, S., Megeney, A. and Sharples, N. 2023. Authentic by design: developing mathematicians for the talent economy. MSOR Connections. 21 (2), pp. 44-51. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i2.1400New Math and the South Slavs
Lawrence, S. 2023. New Math and the South Slavs. in: De Bock, D. (ed.) Modern Mathematics: An International Movement? Cham Springer. pp. 303–317Authentic by design: developing mathematicians for the talent economy
Masterson, B., Megeney, A., Sharples, N., Lawrence, S. and Jones, M. 2022. Authentic by design: developing mathematicians for the talent economy. CETL-MSOR Conference 2022. Abertay University, Dundee, UK 01 - 02 Sep 2022Revising the role of the history of mathematics in post-pandemic world
Lawrence, S., Megeney, A., Sharples, N., Masterson, B. and Jones, M. 2022. Revising the role of the history of mathematics in post-pandemic world. Uzdanica. XIX, pp. 17-28. https://doi.org/10.46793/Uzdanica19.S.017LMihailo Petrović (1868-1943)
Lawrence, S. 2022. Mihailo Petrović (1868-1943). in: Furinghetti, F. and Giacardi, L. (ed.) The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, 1908-2008: A history through the portraits of its officers and leading figures New York Springer.Student video curation
Jones, M., Lawrence, S., Masterson, B., Megeney, A. and Sharples, N. 2022. Student video curation. CETL-MSOR Conference 2022. Abertay University, Dundee, UK 01 - 02 Sep 2022Serbian mathematics education periodicals for the New Millennium
Lawrence, S. 2021. Serbian mathematics education periodicals for the New Millennium. ZDM – Mathematics Education. 53 (7), pp. 1555-1564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-021-01298-3A theatre of mathematical history – a historical memoir
Lawrence, S. 2020. A theatre of mathematical history – a historical memoir. Teaching Innovations. 33 (1), pp. 123-135. https://doi.org/10.5937/inovacije2001124LA new year's present from a mathematician
Lawrence, S. 2019. A new year's present from a mathematician. New York Chapman & Hall / CRC Press.The love affair with descriptive geometry: its history in Serbia
Jevtić-Novaković, K. and Lawrence, S. 2019. The love affair with descriptive geometry: its history in Serbia. in: Barbin, É., Menghini, M. and Volkert, K. (ed.) Descriptive Geometry, The Spread of a Polytechnic Art: The legacy of Gaspard Monge Cham, Switzerland Springer International Publishing. pp. 295-311Descriptive geometry in England: lost in translation
Lawrence, S. 2019. Descriptive geometry in England: lost in translation. in: Barbin, É., Menghini, M. and Volkert, K. (ed.) Descriptive geometry, the spread of a polytechnic art: the legacy of Gaspard Monge Cham, Switzerland Springer. pp. 313-335History of mathematics in mathematics education
2019. History of mathematics in mathematics education. Lawrence, S., Mihailovic, A. and Djokic, O. (ed.) The History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina, Republic of Serbia 26 - 30 Oct 2018 University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina.The art and architecture of mathematics education: a study in metaphors
Lawrence, S. 2018. The art and architecture of mathematics education: a study in metaphors. Barbin, E., Jankvist, U., Kjeldsen, T. and Smestad, B. (ed.) Eight European Summer University (ESU 8). Oslo Metropolitan University 20 - 24 Jul 2018 Oslo Metropolitan University. pp. 515-530Review of “What the Tortoise Said to Achilles”: Lewis Carroll's Paradox of Inference, special issue of: The Carrollian: The Lewis Carroll Journal, edited by Amirouche Moktefi and Francine F Abeles
Lawrence, S. 2018. Review of “What the Tortoise Said to Achilles”: Lewis Carroll's Paradox of Inference, special issue of: The Carrollian: The Lewis Carroll Journal, edited by Amirouche Moktefi and Francine F Abeles. BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics. 33 (3), pp. 194-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2018.1472470Learning new mathematics from old
Lawrence, S. 2018. Learning new mathematics from old. in: Clark, K., Kjeldsen, T., Schorcht, S. and Tzanakis, C. (ed.) Mathematics, education and history: Towards a harmonious partnership New York Springer International Publishing. pp. 367-382Birth of a theorem: a mathematical adventure by Cédric Villani (trans Malcolm DeBevoise, ill Claude Gongard). The Bodley Head, 2015, 272pp. [Book Review]
Lawrence, S. 2016. Birth of a theorem: a mathematical adventure by Cédric Villani (trans Malcolm DeBevoise, ill Claude Gongard). The Bodley Head, 2015, 272pp. [Book Review]. BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics. 31 (3), pp. 263-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2016.1208394The old teacher Euclid: and his science in the art of finding one's mathematical voice
Lawrence, S. 2016. The old teacher Euclid: and his science in the art of finding one's mathematical voice. Menon: Journal of Educational Research.What are we like...
Lawrence, S. 2016. What are we like... in: Larvor, B. (ed.) Mathematical Cultures: the London meetings 2012-2014 Cham, Switzerland Birkhäuser. pp. 111-125Book Review: the power of a great introduction. Karp, Alexander, Schubring, Gert (Eds.) (2014). Handbook on the history of mathematics education
Lawrence, S. 2016. Book Review: the power of a great introduction. Karp, Alexander, Schubring, Gert (Eds.) (2014). Handbook on the history of mathematics education. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 92 (2), pp. 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-016-9688-5Mathematicians and their gods
Lawrence, S. and McCartney, M. (ed.) 2015. Mathematicians and their gods. Oxford, UK Oxford University Press (OUP).Capital G for geometry: Masonic lore and the history of geometry
Lawrence, S. 2015. Capital G for geometry: Masonic lore and the history of geometry. in: Lawrence, S. and McCartney, M. (ed.) Mathematicians and their gods: interactions between mathematics and religious beliefs Oxford, UK Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 167-190The history of the fourth dimension: a way of engaging pupils in secondary classrooms
Lawrence, S. 2015. The history of the fourth dimension: a way of engaging pupils in secondary classrooms. Krainer, K. and Vondrová, N. (ed.) CERME 9 - Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. Prague, Czech Republic 04 - 08 Feb 2015 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education and ERME. pp. 1846-1852Life, architecture, mathematics, and the fourth dimension
Lawrence, S. 2015. Life, architecture, mathematics, and the fourth dimension. Nexus Network Journal. 17 (2), pp. 587-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-014-0221-9History of mathematics in education and history of mathematics education – mathematical education cultures. Special issue: Teaching innovations, Vol. 27 No. 3
Lawrence, S. 2014. History of mathematics in education and history of mathematics education – mathematical education cultures. Special issue: Teaching innovations, Vol. 27 No. 3. Teacher Education Faculty University of Belgrade.Mathematics education in the Balkan societies up to the WWI
Lawrence, S. 2014. Mathematics education in the Balkan societies up to the WWI. Teaching Innovations. 27 (3), pp. 46-57. https://doi.org/10.5937/inovacije1403046LThe epistemology of mathematics in the digital age
Lawrence, S. 2014. The epistemology of mathematics in the digital age. Sinteza Conference. Begrade, Serbia 25 - 26 Apr 2014 Singidunum University. pp. 62-65 https://doi.org/10.15308/sinteza-2014-62-65Developable surfaces: their history and application
Lawrence, S. 2011. Developable surfaces: their history and application. Nexus Network Journal. 13 (3), pp. 701-714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-011-0087-z1473
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