The Math Gene
Subtitle: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are Like Gossip
By: Keith Devlin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Number concept; Mathematical ability; Mathematics -- Psychological aspects
Description: "In The Math Gene, mathematician Keith Devlin offers a breathtakingly new theory of language development that describes how language evolved in two stages and how its main purpose was not communication. He goes on to show that the ability to think mathematically arose out of the same symbol-manipulating ability that was so crucial to the very first emergence of true language.".

"The Math Gene explains how our innate pattern-making abilities allow us to perform mathematical reasoning. Revealing why some people loathe mathematics, others find it difficult and a select few excel at the subject, Keith Devlin suggests ways in which we can all improve our mathematical skills."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-315) and index.
"First published in Great Britain in 2000 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--T.p. verso.