What is mathematics, really? by Reuben Hersh

What is mathematics, really? Reuben Hersh ebook
Page: 368
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0195113683, 9780195113686

May 7, 2013 - This is my personal point of view of what mathematics is (or at least what a sizable portion of it is). To most people, mathematics is about calculating numbers. Apr 7, 2014 - A version of it, holding that mathematics was the 'science of quantity', was actually the leading philosophy of mathematics up to the time of Newton, but the idea has been largely off the agenda since then. Mar 23, 2010 - There is no doubt at all about what the mathematical entities being studied “really are” – in fact, they are very clearly defined right at the outset. Dec 19, 2010 - Mathematics: The Most Misunderstood Subject. Dec 4, 2012 - What is Mathematics? But even this definition does not encompass I read your book “How the Special Needs Brain Learns' and found it very informative and eye-opening. WHAT IS MATHEMATICS REALLY LIKE? Find out why WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUCH MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MATHEMATICS? Some may even expand the definition to include the study of quantity (arithmetic), space (plane and solid geometry), and change (calculus). David Sousa Leave a comment Go to comments. It is very close to what physics is. Physics is not just some theories about matter and its interactions with stuff.