Mathematica a secret world of intuition and curiosity
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throug...
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| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Mathematica. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Mathematica : |b a secret world of intuition and curiosity / |c David Bessis ; translated by Kevin Frey. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Secret world of intuition and curiosity |
| 264 | 1 | |a New Haven ; |a London : |b Yale University Press, |c [2024] | |
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| 300 | |a viii, 330 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index (pages 319-330). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Three secrets -- The right side of the spoon -- The power of thought -- Real magic -- Unseen actions -- Refusing to read -- The child's pose -- The theory of touch -- Something's going on here -- The art of seeing -- The ball and the bat -- There are no tricks -- Looking like a fool -- A martial art -- Awe and magic -- Hyperlucidity -- Controlling the universe -- The elephant in the room -- Abstract and vague. | |
| 520 | |a A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis offers an illuminating guide toward deeper mathematical comprehension and reconnects us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius and offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. He opens the door to changing the way you think not only about math but about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mathematics |x Philosophy. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Intuition. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mathematics |x Psychological aspects. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Frey, Kevin |c (Translator), |e translator. | |
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