The Essence of Mathematics Through Elementary Problems (Record no. 39847)
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| control field | https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/46853 |
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| International Standard Book Number | /doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0168 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781783747016 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781783746996 |
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| Standard number or code | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0168 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | dc |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gardiner, Tony (Author) |
| Relationship | auth |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Essence of Mathematics Through Elementary Problems |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Open Book Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019 |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open Access |
| Source of term | star |
| Standardized terminology for access restriction | Unrestricted online access |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "It is increasingly clear that the shapes of reality – whether of the natural world, or of the built environment – are in some profound sense mathematical. Therefore it would benefit students and educated adults to understand what makes mathematics itself ‘tick’, and to appreciate why its shapes, patterns and formulae provide us with precisely the language we need to make sense of the world around us. The second part of this challenge may require some specialist experience, but the authors of this book concentrate on the first part, and explore the extent to which elementary mathematics allows us all to understand something of the nature of mathematics from the inside. The Essence of Mathematics consists of a sequence of 270 problems – with commentary and full solutions. The reader is assumed to have a reasonable grasp of school mathematics. More importantly, s/he should want to understand something of mathematics beyond the classroom, and be willing to engage with (and to reflect upon) challenging problems that highlight the essence of the discipline. The book consists of six chapters of increasing sophistication (Mental Skills; Arithmetic; Word Problems; Algebra; Geometry; Infinity), with interleaved commentary. The content will appeal to students considering further study of mathematics at university, teachers of mathematics at age 14-18, and anyone who wants to see what this kind of elementary content has to tell us about how mathematics really works." |
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| Terms governing use and reproduction | Creative Commons |
| Use and reproduction rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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| Language note | English |
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| Uncontrolled term | Geometry |
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| Uncontrolled term | mathematics beyond the classroom |
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| Uncontrolled term | make sense of the world |
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| Uncontrolled term | Word Problems |
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| Uncontrolled term | Algebra |
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| Uncontrolled term | Infinity |
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| Uncontrolled term | Mathematics |
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| Uncontrolled term | Elementary Problems |
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| Uncontrolled term | Mental Skills |
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| Uncontrolled term | Arithmetic |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Borovik, Alexandre (Author) |
| Relationship | auth |
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| Host name | www.oapen.org |
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| Access status | 0 |
| Public note | DOAB: download the publication |
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| Host name | www.oapen.org |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/46853">https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/46853</a> |
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