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200 1. $a X marks the spot $b Texte imprimé $e the lost inheritance of mathematics $f Richard Garfinkle, David Garfinkle
205 .. $a First ed.
214 .0 $a Boca Raton, FL $c CRC press
214 .4 $d C 2021
215 .. $a 1 vol. (XIX-462 p.) $c ill. $d 26 cm
300 .. $a "An A K Peters book."
300 .. $a Index
330 .. $a "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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