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Discovering mathematics: the art of investigation

By Anthony Gardiner

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Year
1987
ISBN
9780198532651, 0198532652, 0198532822
LCC
QA63 .G37 1987
Open Library ID
OL2719429M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1309733 bytes)
Pages
219\219
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

One of the most striking characteristics of mathematics is that thoughtful and persistent mathematical analysis often provokes totally unexpected insights into what may at first have looked like an uninteresting or intractable problem. This book gives students an opportunity to discover the nature and process of mathematics by developing their ability to investigate problems without relying on the standardized methods usually taught. The techniques required are elementary, allowing the student to concentrate on the way the material is explored and developed, and on the strategies for addressing questions whose answers are not immediately obvious. The book will challenge high school and college mathematics students as well as interested general readers.

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