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1st ed. |
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1 online resource |
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text file PDF |
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Title from content provider. |
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Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
LIST OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: MATHEMATICS AS A LABOR-SAVING DEVICE; THE PROBLEM; AN ASIDE: WHO ARE MASTERS OF MATHEMATICS?; BCE; First Thirteen Centuries CE; Fourteenth through the Sixteen Century; Seventeen and Eighteen Century; Nineteen Century; Twentieth Century On; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles; Books; CHAPTER 2: ALL ABOUT 'e' (WELL, ALMOST ALL); AN ASIDE: HANGING; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles; Books; CHAPTER 3: WHAT ELSE DID EULER DO?: Bridges; THE PROBLEM; Here Is the Problem Solver; THE SOLUTION; Further Investigations |
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Applications of the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden RatioAN ASIDE: FORMULAS FOR GENERATING PRIME NUMBERS; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles & Videos; Books; CHAPTER 11: THE MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS; THE PROBLEM SOLVER; AN ASIDE: AMICABLE NUMBERS AND NARCISSISTIC NUMBERS; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles & Videos; Books; CHAPTER 12: A SHORT HISTORY OF π; Interesting Facts about π; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles and Videos; Books; CHAPTER 13: MEASURE BY MEASURE (LENGTH); OTHER BODY UNITS OF MEASURING LENGTH; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles & Videos; Books; CHAPTER 14: LARGE AND SMALL |
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AN ASIDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF CURIOSITY TO MATHEMATICAL LITERACYNOTES; REFERENCES; Articles & Videos; Books; CHAPTER 4: NO MATHEMATICAL WORK IS EVER WASTED: Knots; THE PROBLEM; AN EXPERIMENT; PARTIAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; APPLICATIONS OF KNOT THEORY; The Mathematical Literacy Lesson of Knot Theory; AN ASIDE: MATHEMATICS OF GOLF; NOTES; REFERENCES; Recommendations for Learning More about the History of Knot Theory:; Articles and Videos; Books; CHAPTER 5: I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE OTHERS: Roughness; THE PROBLEM; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; THE PROBLEM |
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BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONAN ASIDE: MATHEMATICS AT THE MOVIES & ON TV; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles and Videos; Books; CHAPTER 6: DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE; THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT; GOAL OF CHAOS THEORY; Deterministic Systems; Dynamic Systems; Non-Linear Systems; AN ASIDE: WRITING MATHEMATICS AND PROBLEM SOLVING; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles and Videos; Books; CHAPTER 7: "MATHEMATICS IS A GENDERLESS WORLD" -- KAREN UHLENBECK; THE PROBLEM; PAGAN; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; AN ASIDE: ANCIENT GREEK WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles & Videos; Books; CHAPTER 8: THE RELUCTANT MATHEMATICIAN |
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BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONAN ASIDE: THE NEWTON -- LEIBNIZ CONTROVERSY; 6ACCDAE13EFF7I3L9N4O4QRR4S8T12UX; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles; Books; CHAPTER 9: PROGRAMMER; THE PROBLEM; MEET THE PROBLEM SOLVER; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; THE BINARY SYSTEM; OTHER COMPUTER PIONEERS; The Women of ENIAC; AN ASIDE: ENIGMA & TURING MACHINES; NOTES; REFERENCES; Articles; Binary Number System References for further study; Books; CHAPTER 10: RABBITS & PATTERNS; The Problem: What Do Rabbits Have to Do with Mathematics?; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; BACK TO THE PROBLEM; PASCAL'S TRIANGLE; BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION |
| Summary |
The original title for this work was "Mathematical Literacy, What Is It and Why You Need it". The current title reflects that there can be no real learning in any subject, unless questions of who, what, when, where, why and how are raised in the minds of the learners. The book is not a mathematical text, and there are no assigned exercises or exams. It is written for reasonably intelligent and curious individuals, both those who value mathematics, aware of its many important applications and others who have been inappropriately exposed to mathematics, leading to indifference to the subject, fear and even loathing. These feelings are all consequences of meaningless presentations, drill, rote learning and being lost as the purpose of what is being studied. Mathematics education needs a radical reform. There is more than one way to accomplish this. Here the author presents his approach of wrapping mathematical ideas in a story. To learn one first must develop an interest in a problem and the curiosity to find how masters of mathematics have solved them. What is necessary to be mathematically literate? It's not about solving algebraic equations or even making a geometric proof. These are valuable skills but not evidence of literacy. We often seek answers but learning to ask pertinent questions is the road to mathematical literacy. Here is the good news: new mathematical ideas have a way of finding applications. This is known as "the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.". |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematics. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Nowlan, Robert A.
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Janssen.
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| ISBN |
9789463008938 |
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9463008934 |
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9789463008921 |
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9463008926 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-94-6300-893-8 |
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