What is Mathematics? Courant Richard 1888-1972
What is Mathematics? Courant Richard 1888-1972 For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every…
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What is Mathematics? Courant Richard 1888-1972
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. 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. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in education is in grave danger.
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 This new edition of Richard Courant's and Herbert Robbins's classic work seeks to address this problem.