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Mathematics as an Educational Task

By Hans Freudenthal

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1973
ISBN
9027702357, 9789027702357
Google Books ID
pbO39rHjwbQC
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5203937 bytes)
Pages
692\692
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-10-04 14:10:10

Description

"The most common language of numbers, the decimal system, has not always been used universally. From a purely mathematical point of view, the decimal system has no inherent advantages over other possible systems; its popularity is due to historical and biological, not mathematical factors. In this book, S. V. Fomin discusses the origin, properties, and applications of various number systems, including the decimal, the binary, and the ternary. His presentation offers the student an introduction to mathematical abstraction and then, through its examples, shows him the abstraction at work."

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