Loving and hating mathematics
Reuben Hersh, Vera John-Steiner · 2011
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Mathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions--and inspire more love and hatred--than mathematics. And although math is frequently idealized as floating above the messiness of human life, its story is nothing if not human; often, it is all too human. Loving and Hating Mathematics is about the hidden human, emotional, and social forces that shape mathematics and affect the experiences of students and mathematicians. Written in a lively, accessible style, and filled with gripping stories and anecdotes, Loving and Hating Mathematics brings home the intense pleasures and pains of mathematical life. - Publisher.
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780691142470
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