Mathematical reasoning
By: Raymond Nickerson.
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848728271
Subjects: Mathematical analysis; Reasoning; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical; Problem solving
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is mathematics?; title: Counting; title: Numbers; title: Deduction and abstraction; title: Proofs; title: Informal resoning in mathematics; title: Representation in mathematics; title: Infinity; title: Infinitesimals; title: Predictions, presumptions and personalities; title: Esthetics and the joy of mathematics; title: The usefulness of mathematics; title: Foundations and the "stuff" of mathematics; title: Preschool development of numerical and mathematical skills; title: Mathematics in school; title: Mathematical problem solving; title: Final thoughts.