The purpose of this book is to show what mathematics is about, how it is done, and what it is good for. The eight topics covered illustrate the unity of mathematical thought as well as the diversity of mathematical ideas; the relaxed and informal discussion makes it clear that mathematics can be exciting and engrossing. The book, which includes recent discoveries that lead to open questions, will give pleasure to anyone interested in the intellectually intriguing aspects of mathematics.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Focusing Your Attention The purpose of this book is Cat least) twofold. First, we want to show you what mathematics is, what it is about, and how it is done-by those who do it successfully. We are, in fact, trying to give effect to what we call, in Section 9.3, our basic principle of mathematical instruction, asserting that 'mathematics must be taught so that students comprehend how and why mathematics is qone by those who do it successfully./I However, our second purpose is quite as important. We want to attract you-and, through you, future readers-to mathematics. There is general agreement in the (so-called) civilized world that mathematics is important, but only a very small minority of those who make contact with mathematics in their early education would describe it as delightful. We want to correct the false impression of mathematics as a combination of skill and drudgery, and to re inforce for our readers a picture of mathematics as an exciting, stimulating and engrossing activity; as a world of accessible ideas rather than a world of incomprehensible techniques; as an area of continued interest and investigation and not a set of procedures set in stone. Artikel-Nr. 9781461273455
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Mathematical Reflections | In a Room with Many Mirrors | Peter Hilton (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xvi | Englisch | 2012 | Springer | EAN 9781461273455 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Artikel-Nr. 106118675
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