What is Mathematics?

What is Mathematics?
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Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : 0195105192
ISBN-13 : 9780195105193
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Book Synopsis What is Mathematics? by : Richard Courant

Download or read book What is Mathematics? written by Richard Courant and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but not real understanding or greater intellectual independence. The new edition of this classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. "Lucid . . . easily understandable".--Albert Einstein. 301 linecuts.


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