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X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics (AK Peters/CRC

Description: X Marks the Spot is written from the point of view of the users of mathematics. Since the beginning, mathematical concepts and techniques (such as arithmetic and geometry) were created as tools with a particular purpose like counting sheep and measuring land areas. Understanding those purposes leads to a greater understanding of why mathematics developed as it did. Later mathematical concepts came from a process of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematics. This process of abstraction is very powerful, but often comes at the price of intuition and understanding. This book strives to give a guided tour of the development of various branches of mathematics (and what they’re used for) that will give the reader this intuitive understanding. Features Treats mathematical techniques as tools, and areas of mathematics as the result of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematical tools Written in a relaxed conversational and occasionally humorous style making it easy to follow even when discussing esoterica. Unravels how mathematicians think, demystifying math and connecting it to the ways non-mathematicians think and connecting math to people’s lives Discusses how math education can be improved in order to prevent future generations from being turned off by math.

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EAN: 9780367187040

UPC: 9780367187040

ISBN: 9780367187040

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Book Title: X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathemat

Item Length: 25.7 cm

Number of Pages: 462 Pages

Publication Name: X Marks the Spot: the Lost Inheritance of Mathematics

Language: English

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Item Height: 254 mm

Subject: Mathematics, Physics

Publication Year: 2021

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 889 g

Author: Richard Garfinkle, David Garfinkle

Item Width: 178 mm

Format: Paperback

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