Proof and Other Dilemmas

Proof and Other Dilemmas

Author: Bonnie Gold

Publisher: MAA

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780883855676

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Sixteen original essays exploring recent developments in the philosophy of mathematics, written in a way mathematicians will understand.


The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012

The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012

Author: Mircea Pitici

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0691156557

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An anthology of the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world, featuring promising new voices as well as some of the foremost names in mathematics.


Scripting Approaches in Mathematics Education

Scripting Approaches in Mathematics Education

Author: Rina Zazkis

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 3319626922

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This book shows how the practice of script writing can be used both as a pedagogical approach and as a research tool in mathematics education. It provides an opportunity for script-writers to articulate their mathematical arguments and/or their pedagogical approaches. It further provides researchers with a corpus of narratives that can be analyzed using a variety of theoretical perspectives. Various chapters argue for the use of dialogical method and highlight its benefits and special features. The chapters examine both “low tech” implementations as well as the use of a technological platform, LessonSketch. The chapters present results of and insights from several recent studies, which utilized scripting in mathematics education research and practice.


Mathematics, Substance and Surmise

Mathematics, Substance and Surmise

Author: Ernest Davis

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 331921473X

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The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide range of diverse perspectives on the ontology of mathematics. The essays address such questions as: What kind of things are mathematical objects? What kinds of assertions do mathematical statements make? How do people think and speak about mathematics? How does society use mathematics? How have our answers to these questions changed over the last two millennia, and how might they change again in the future? The authors include mathematicians, philosophers, computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, sociologists, educators and mathematical historians; each brings their own expertise and insights to the discussion. Contributors to this volume: Jeremy Avigad Jody Azzouni David H. Bailey David Berlinski Jonathan M. Borwein Ernest Davis Philip J. Davis Donald Gillies Jeremy Gray Jesper Lützen Ursula Martin Kay O’Halloran Alison Pease Steven Piantadosi Lance Rips Micah T. Ross Nathalie Sinclair John Stillwell Hellen Verran


An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Computing

An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Computing

Author: Jonathan M. Borwein

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1461442532

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Thirty years ago mathematical, as opposed to applied numerical, computation was difficult to perform and so relatively little used. Three threads changed that: the emergence of the personal computer; the discovery of fiber-optics and the consequent development of the modern internet; and the building of the Three “M’s” Maple, Mathematica and Matlab. We intend to persuade that Mathematica and other similar tools are worth knowing, assuming only that one wishes to be a mathematician, a mathematics educator, a computer scientist, an engineer or scientist, or anyone else who wishes/needs to use mathematics better. We also hope to explain how to become an "experimental mathematician" while learning to be better at proving things. To accomplish this our material is divided into three main chapters followed by a postscript. These cover elementary number theory, calculus of one and several variables, introductory linear algebra, and visualization and interactive geometric computation.


Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning

Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning

Author: Geoff Sutcliffe

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-11-24

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13: 3540316507

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning, LPAR 2005, held in Montego Bay, Jamaica in December 2005. The 46 revised full papers presented together with abstracts of 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 108 full paper submissions. The papers address all current issues in logic programming, logic-based program manipulation, formal method, automated reasoning, and various kinds of AI logics.


The Dialogical Roots of Deduction

The Dialogical Roots of Deduction

Author: Catarina Dutilh Novaes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1108846246

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This comprehensive account of the concept and practices of deduction is the first to bring together perspectives from philosophy, history, psychology and cognitive science, and mathematical practice. Catarina Dutilh Novaes draws on all of these perspectives to argue for an overarching conceptualization of deduction as a dialogical practice: deduction has dialogical roots, and these dialogical roots are still largely present both in theories and in practices of deduction. Dutilh Novaes' account also highlights the deeply human and in fact social nature of deduction, as embedded in actual human practices; as such, it presents a highly innovative account of deduction. The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, from advanced students to senior scholars, and from philosophers to mathematicians and cognitive scientists.


Experiencing Mathematics

Experiencing Mathematics

Author: Reuben Hersh

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2013-12-24

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 082189420X

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Part IV. About the author -- An amusing elementary example -- Annotated research bibliography -- Curriculum vitae -- List of articles -- Index -- Back Cover


The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning In and Across the Disciplines

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning In and Across the Disciplines

Author: Kathleen McKinney

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-01-21

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0253007062

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The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) began primarily as a discipline-based movement, committed to exploring the signature pedagogical and learning styles of each discipline within higher education, with little exchange across disciplines. As the field has developed, new questions have arisen concerning cross-disciplinary comparison and learning in multidisciplinary settings This volume by a stellar group of experts provides a state-of-the-field review of recent SoTL scholarship within a range of disciplines and offers a stimulating discussion of critical issues related to interdisciplinarity in teaching, learning, and SoTL research.