AuthorDavis, Philip J. author
TitleThe Companion Guide to the Mathematical Experience [electronic resource] : Study Edition / by Philip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh, Elena Anne Marchisotto
ImprintBoston, MA : Birkhรคuser Boston, 1995
Connect tohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4280-2
Descript VIII, 120 p. 13 illus. online resource

CONTENT

I. Introduction to this Companion Guide -- A Note to Instructors -- Special Features -- II. Chapter Guidelines -- 1. The Mathematical Landscape -- 2. Varieties of Mathematical Experience -- 3. Outer Issues -- 4. Inner Issues -- 5. Selected Topics in Mathematics -- 6. Teaching and Learning -- 7. From Certainty to Fallibility -- 8. Mathematical Reality -- III. Sample Syllabus -- IV. Sample Group Activities -- V. Sample Examinations -- VI. Topics for Expository Research Papers


SUBJECT

  1. Philosophy
  2. Philosophy and science
  3. Mathematics
  4. Philosophy
  5. Philosophy of Science
  6. Mathematics
  7. general