
Burn math class : and reinvent mathematics for yourself /
Jason Wilkes
Bok · Engelsk · 2016 · Popular works.
Omfang | 392 sider : : illustrasjoner ;
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Opplysninger | Har indeks. - Act I. Ex nihilo ; Interlude 1 : Dilating time ; The infinite power of the infinite magnifying glass ; Interlude 2 : How to get something from nothing ; As if summoned from the void ; Interlude 3 : A backward look to the future -- Act II. On circles and giving up ; Interlude 4 : The nostalgia device ; Aesthetics and the immovable object ; Interlude 5 : Two clouds -- Act III. Two in one ; Interlude 6 : Slaying sharp ; N New is old ; Interlude N : (Mis)interpreted (readings) (re)interpreted : [Aleph] : The infinite beauty of the infinite wilderness ; Chapterlude [omega] : In nihilo -- Dictionary.. - The author focuses on how mathematics is created rather than on mathematical facts and teaches the subject without requiring memorization or any mathematical knowledge beyond basic computation.
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ISBN | 0465053734. - 9780465053735
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