Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Is Mathematics?Condition: NewSubtitle: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and MethodsAuthor: Richard Courant, Herbert RobbinsContributor: Ian Stewart (Revised by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 0195105192EAN: 9780195105193ISBN: 9780195105193Publisher: Oxford University Press IncGenre: Children's Learning & EducationTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Date: 09/05/1996Description: For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in education is in grave danger. The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but does not lead to real understanding or to greater intellectual independence. This new edition of Richard Courant's and Herbert Robbins's classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. Written for beginners and scholars, for students and teachers, for philosophers and engineers, What is Mathematics?, Second Edition is a sparkling collection of mathematical gems that offers an entertaining and accessible portrait of the mathematical world. Covering everything from natural numbers and the number system to geometrical constructions and projective geometry, from topology and calculus to matters of principle and the Continuum Hypothesis, this fascinating survey allows readers to delve into mathematics as an organic whole rather than an empty drill in problem solving. With chapters largely independent of one another and sections that lead upward from basic to more advanced discussions, readers can easily pick and choose areas of particular interest without impairing their understanding of subsequent parts. Brought up to date with a new chapter by Ian Stewart, What is Mathematics?, Second Edition offers new insights into recent mathematical developments and describes proofs of the Four-Color Theorem and Fermat's Last Theorem, problems that were still open when Courant and Robbins wrote this masterpiece, but ones that have since been solved. Formal mathematics is like spelling and grammar--a matter of the correct application of local rules. Meaningful mathematics is like journalism--it tells an interesting story. But unlike some journalism, the story has to be true. The best mathematics is like literature--it brings a story to life before your eyes and involves you in it, intellectually and emotionally. What is Mathematics is like a fine piece of literature--it opens a window onto the world of mathematics for anyone interested to view.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 153mmItem Width: 27mmItem Weight: 773gType: TextbookRelease Year: 1996 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: What Is Mathematics?
Title: What Is Mathematics?
Subtitle: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
Contributor: Ian Stewart (Revised by)
ISBN-10: 0195105192
EAN: 9780195105193
ISBN: 9780195105193
Genre: Children's Learning & Education
Topic: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 09/05/1996
Release Year: 1996
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: What Is Mathematics? : an Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 28.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics
Item Length: 6.1 in
Author: Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
