In The Pragmatics of Mathematics Education, Tim Rowland examines students in the process of making and coming-to-know mathematics, focusing on the gap between conjecture and belief, between assertion and conviction.

Chapter 1 Preview and Methodology; Chapter 2 Generalization; Chapter 3 Perspectives on Vagueness; Chapter 4 Discourse and Interpretation; Chapter 5 Pointing with Pronouns; Chapter 6 Hedges; Chapter 7 Estimation and Uncertainty; Chapter 8 Pragmatics, Teaching and Learning; Chapter 9 Summary and Review;