Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index
1. Toward an Anthropology of Graphing: An Introduction -- Pt. 1. Graphing in Captivity -- 2. From 'Expertise' to Situated Reason: The Role of Experience, Familiarity, and Usefulness -- 3. Unfolding Interpretations: Graph Interpretation as Abduction -- 4. Problematic Readings: Case Studies of Scientists Struggling with Graph Interpretation -- 5. Articulating Background: Scientists Explain Graphs of their Own Making -- Pt. 2. Graphing in the Wild -- 6. Reading Graphs: Transparent Use of Graphs in Everyday Activity -- 7. From Writhing Lizards to Graphs: The Development of Embodied Graphing Competence -- 8. Fusion of Sign Referent: From Interpreting to Reading of Graphs -- App. The Tasks