What is mathematics and why won't it go away?

• Autores: Susan Jane Colley
• Localización: Primus: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, ISSN 1051-1970, Vol. 21, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 211-224
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970902855605
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• Resumen

  • We report on a seminar for first-year college students that weaves mathematical proof and problem-solving together with discussions of cultural, philosophical, and aesthetic issues surrounding mathematics.