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Author : Thomas L. Saaty
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Spirit and the Uses of the Mathematical Sciences written by Thomas L. Saaty and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas L. Saaty
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (844 download)
Download or read book The spirit and the uses of the mathematical sciences, ed written by Thomas L. Saaty and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis Su
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300237138
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Mathematics for Human Flourishing written by Francis Su and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ancient Greeks argued that the best life was filled with beauty, truth, justice, play and love. The mathematician Francis Su knows just where to find them."--Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine" This is perhaps the most important mathematics book of our time. Francis Su shows mathematics is an experience of the mind and, most important, of the heart."--James Tanton, Global Math Project For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity's most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award-winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires--such as for play, beauty, freedom, justice, and love--and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. These desires and virtues, and the stories told here, reveal how mathematics is intimately tied to being human. Some lessons emerge from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother's, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher's letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can--and must--be open to all.
Author : Christopher J. Phillips
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022618501X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The New Math written by Christopher J. Phillips and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. It was also the era of new math. Introduced to US schools in the late 1950s and 1960s, the new math was a curricular answer to Cold War fears of American intellectual inadequacy. In the age of Sputnik and increasingly sophisticated technological systems and machines, math class came to be viewed as a crucial component of the education of intelligent, virtuous citizens who would be able to compete on a global scale. In this history, Christopher J. Phillips examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period’s political and social ferment. Neither the new math curriculum designers nor its diverse legions of supporters concentrated on whether the new math would improve students’ calculation ability. Rather, they felt the new math would train children to think in the right way, instilling in students a set of mental habits that might better prepare them to be citizens of modern society—a world of complex challenges, rapid technological change, and unforeseeable futures. While Phillips grounds his argument in shifting perceptions of intellectual discipline and the underlying nature of mathematical knowledge, he also touches on long-standing debates over the place and relevance of mathematics in liberal education. And in so doing, he explores the essence of what it means to be an intelligent American—by the numbers.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Mathematics written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Davis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0817682953
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (176 download)
Download or read book The Mathematical Experience, Study Edition written by Philip Davis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 1983 National Book Award! "...a perfectly marvelous book about the Queen of Sciences, from which one will get a real feeling for what mathematicians do and who they are. The exposition is clear and full of wit and humor..." - The New Yorker (1983 National Book Award edition) Mathematics has been a human activity for thousands of years. Yet only a few people from the vast population of users are professional mathematicians, who create, teach, foster, and apply it in a variety of situations. The authors of this book believe that it should be possible for these professional mathematicians to explain to non-professionals what they do, what they say they are doing, and why the world should support them at it. They also believe that mathematics should be taught to non-mathematics majors in such a way as to instill an appreciation of the power and beauty of mathematics. Many people from around the world have told the authors that they have done precisely that with the first edition and they have encouraged publication of this revised edition complete with exercises for helping students to demonstrate their understanding. This edition of the book should find a new generation of general readers and students who would like to know what mathematics is all about. It will prove invaluable as a course text for a general mathematics appreciation course, one in which the student can combine an appreciation for the esthetics with some satisfying and revealing applications. The text is ideal for 1) a GE course for Liberal Arts students 2) a Capstone course for perspective teachers 3) a writing course for mathematics teachers. A wealth of customizable online course materials for the book can be obtained from Elena Anne Marchisotto ([email protected]) upon request.
Author : Richard L. Tieszen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521837820
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Phenomenology, Logic, and the Philosophy of Mathematics written by Richard L. Tieszen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 2005 book, logic, mathematical knowledge and objects are explored alongside reason and intuition in the exact sciences.
Author : Raymond L. Wilder
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483100618
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)
Download or read book Mathematics as a Cultural System written by Raymond L. Wilder and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics as a Cultural System discusses the relationship between mathematics and culture. The book is comprised of eight chapters discussing topics that support the concept of mathematics as a cultural system. Chapter I deals with the nature of culture and cultural systems, while Chapter 2 provides examples of cultural patterns observable in the evolution of mechanics. Chapter III treats historical episodes as a laboratory for the illustration of patterns and forces that have been operative in cultural change. Chapter IV covers hereditary stress, and Chapter V discusses consolidation as a force and process. Chapter VI talks about the singularities in the evolution of mechanics, while Chapter 7 deals with the laws governing the evolution of mathematics. Chapter VIII tackles the role and future of mathematics. The book will be of great interest to readers who are curious about how mathematics relates to culture.
Author : Dilip Kumar Sinha
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Aspects of Mathematical Sciences and Mathematical Education written by Dilip Kumar Sinha and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alma Steingart
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226824209
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Axiomatics written by Alma Steingart and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of postwar mathematics, offering a new interpretation of the rise of abstraction and axiomatics in the twentieth century. Why did abstraction dominate American art, social science, and natural science in the mid-twentieth century? Why, despite opposition, did abstraction and theoretical knowledge flourish across a diverse set of intellectual pursuits during the Cold War? In recovering the centrality of abstraction across a range of modernist projects in the United States, Alma Steingart brings mathematics back into the conversation about midcentury American intellectual thought. The expansion of mathematics in the aftermath of World War II, she demonstrates, was characterized by two opposing tendencies: research in pure mathematics became increasingly abstract and rarified, while research in applied mathematics and mathematical applications grew in prominence as new fields like operations research and game theory brought mathematical knowledge to bear on more domains of knowledge. Both were predicated on the same abstractionist conception of mathematics and were rooted in the same approach: modern axiomatics. For American mathematicians, the humanities and the sciences did not compete with one another, but instead were two complementary sides of the same epistemological commitment. Steingart further reveals how this mathematical epistemology influenced the sciences and humanities, particularly the postwar social sciences. As mathematics changed, so did the meaning of mathematization. Axiomatics focuses on American mathematicians during a transformative time, following a series of controversies among mathematicians about the nature of mathematics as a field of study and as a body of knowledge. The ensuing debates offer a window onto the postwar development of mathematics band Cold War epistemology writ large. As Steingart’s history ably demonstrates, mathematics is the social activity in which styles of truth—here, abstraction—become synonymous with ways of knowing.
Author : Krishnaswami Alladi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441962638
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Legacy of Alladi Ramakrishnan in the Mathematical Sciences written by Krishnaswami Alladi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of Alladi Ramakrishnan’s profound interest and contributions to three fields of science — Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics — this volume contains invited surveys and research articles from prominent members of these communities who also knew Ramakrishnan personally and greatly respected his influence in these areas of science. Historical photos, telegrams, and biographical narratives of Alladi Ramakrishnan’s illustrious career of special interest are included as well.
Author : Dennis Sentilles
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486277585
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)
Download or read book A Bridge to Advanced Mathematics written by Dennis Sentilles and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This helpful "bridge" book offers students the foundations they need to understand advanced mathematics. The two-part treatment provides basic tools and covers sets, relations, functions, mathematical proofs and reasoning, more. 1975 edition.
Author : John Ziman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521406703
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Reliable Knowledge written by John Ziman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-05-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge.
Author : Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book "The Mathematical Sciences Curriculum K-12 written by Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas Grouws
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607528746
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning written by Douglas Grouws and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and written by leading experts in the field of mathematics education, the Handbook is specifically designed to make important, vital scholarship accessible to mathematics education professors, graduate students, educational researchers, staff development directors, curriculum supervisors, and teachers. The Handbook provides a framework for understanding the evolution of the mathematics education research field against the backdrop of well-established conceptual, historical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives. It is an indispensable working tool for everyone interested in pursuing research in mathematics education as the references for each of the Handbook's twenty-nine chapters are complete resources for both current and past work in that particular area.
Author : Dr. Stephen D. Unwin
Publisher : Forum Books
ISBN 13 : 1400054788
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Probability of God written by Dr. Stephen D. Unwin and published by Forum Books. This book was released on 2004-10-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does God exist? This is probably the most debated question in the history of mankind. Scholars, scientists, and philosophers have spent their lifetimes trying to prove or disprove the existence of God, only to have their theories crucified by other scholars, scientists, and philosophers. Where the debate breaks down is in the ambiguities and colloquialisms of language. But, by using a universal, unambiguous language—namely, mathematics—can this question finally be answered definitively? That’s what Dr. Stephen Unwin attempts to do in this riveting, accessible, and witty book, The Probability of God. At its core, this groundbreaking book reveals how a math equation developed more than 200 years ago by noted European philosopher Thomas Bayes can be used to calculate the probability that God exists. The equation itself is much more complicated than a simple coin toss (heads, He’s up there running the show; tails, He’s not). Yet Dr. Unwin writes with a clarity that makes his mathematical proof easy for even the nonmathematician to understand and a verve that makes his book a delight to read. Leading you carefully through each step in his argument, he demonstrates in the end that God does indeed exist. Whether you’re a devout believer and agree with Dr. Unwin’s proof or are unsure about all things divine, you will find this provocative book enlightening and engaging. “One of the most innovative works [in the science and religion movement] is The Probability of God...An entertaining exercise in thinking.”—Michael Shermer, Scientific American “Unwin’s book [is] peppered with wry, self-deprecating humor that makes the scientific discussions more accessible...Spiritually inspiring.”--Chicago Sun Times “A pleasantly breezy account of some complicated matters well worth learning about.”--Philadelphia Inquirer “One of the best things about the book is its humor.”--Cleveland Plain Dealer “In a book that is surprisingly lighthearted and funny, Unwin manages to pack in a lot of facts about science and philosophy.”--Salt Lake Tribune
Author : Douglas M. Campbell
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351082760
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Mathematics written by Douglas M. Campbell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand why mathematics exists and why it is perpetuated one must know something of its history and of the lives and results of famous mathematicians. This three-volume collection of entertaining articles will captivate those with a special interest in mathematics as well as arouse those with even the slightest curiosity about the most sophisticated sciences.
