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Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
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Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
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This is a concise introductory textbook for a one-semester
(40-class) course in the history and philosophy of mathematics. It
is written for mathemat ics majors, philosophy students, history of
science students, and (future) secondary school mathematics
teachers. The only prerequisite is a solid command of precalculus
mathematics. On the one hand, this book is designed to help
mathematics majors ac quire a philosophical and cultural
understanding of their subject by means of doing actual
mathematical problems from different eras. On the other hand, it is
designed to help philosophy, history, and education students come
to a deeper understanding of the mathematical side of culture by
means of writing short essays. The way I myself teach the material,
stu dents are given a choice between mathematical assignments, and
more his torical or philosophical assignments. (Some sample
assignments and tests are found in an appendix to this book. ) This
book differs from standard textbooks in several ways. First, it is
shorter, and thus more accessible to students who have trouble
coping with vast amounts of reading. Second, there are many
detailed explanations of the important mathematical procedures
actually used by famous mathe maticians, giving more mathematically
talented students a greater oppor tunity to learn the history and
philosophy by way of problem solving.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
1994 |
Authors: |
W.S. Anglin
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
265 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4612-6930-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Philosophy of mathematics
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LSN: |
1-4612-6930-X |
Barcode: |
9781461269304 |
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