The Mathematical Experience, Study Edition

The Mathematical Experience, Study Edition by Philip Davis, Reuben Hersh, Elena Anne Marchisotto.

Winner of the 1983 National Book Award, The Mathematical Experience presented a highly insightful overview of mathematics that effectively conveyed its power and beauty to a large audience of mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.  The study edition of the work followed about a decade later, s...

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Main Authors: Davis, Philip (Author), Hersh, Reuben (Author), Marchisotto, Elena Anne (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Modern Birkhäuser Classics,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
Mathematics—Study and teaching .
History.
Mathematical logic.
Philosophy and science.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Preface to the Study Edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Overture
  • 1. The Mathematical Landscape
  • 2. Varieties of Mathematical Experience
  • 3. Outer Issues
  • 4. Inner Issues
  • 5. Selected Topics in Mathematics
  • 6. Teaching and Learning
  • 7. From Certainty to Fallibility
  • 8. Mathematical Reality
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Epilogue.

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