One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00502PCVU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Filled with illuminating historical anecdotes and asides on some of the most fascinating mathematicians through the ages, One, Two, Three is a captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics: how it originated, who thought of it, and why it matters.. In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are geometry and logic? As he delves into these subjects, he discovers and lucidly describes the beauty and complexity behind their seemingly simple exteriors, making clear how and why these mercurial, often slippery concepts are essential to who we are. From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that rev
Absolutely Engaging Reading (AER) Gord Wilson Numerous students, I'm convinced, have a mental block against either English or math. Mine is the latter, which is why I'm not a physicist, despite being attracted to physics. I did first pick up "A Tour of the Calculus" hoping to at some point along the way unravel the mystery of it's subject A Tour of the Calculus. But this book I picked up purel. Get ready to think in ways you either never have John O'Rourke Get ready to think in ways you either never have, or haven't in a LOOOOONG time.Your left-brain will yell your right-brain, "Do not put this down."Have a pad of scratch paper and a few pencils at the ready.And in my case - LOTS of rubber erasers!!. Take Berlinski's (not Duke Ellington's) A Train to Math Heaven | Abstract Your Core Beliefs | Read 1,2,3 Why did it take so long to grok David Berlinski's methods? No, not the ones he uses to demonstrate how and why things are not always what they seem (1 is not just 1, it's also 0+1). The genius behind his beautiful demonstrations of why what we've learned by rote about elementary mathematics is correct, if limited, rests not so much with addition as