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The mathematical experience Gian-Carlo Rota, Philip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

[quoting Davis and Hersh's book The Mathematical Experience, pg. Still, as a guide to the inner workings of the mathematical jungle, Stewart provides an engaging and informative experience . Obviously the center of metaphysics. Scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers prefer simpler explanations and shorter stories; and what could be simpler than the null universe? Mathematical Experience 98 Pb - Google Books New! Brown emphasizes that many of these writers start with a premise that is basically sound (and with which the present reviewer fully agrees): both science in general and mathematics in particular are unavoidably human enterprises, and are subject to all the varieties of human weakness. I think that your proposed solutions to math education — in short, to rely on mathematical applications to other fields — fails to capture much of the mathematical experience. Given the complexity of brain dynamics and of our inner experience, we expect the mathematical constructs connecting neuroscience and mind to be far less simple than Newton's, Maxwell's, or Schrödinger's equations. Because, well, maybe there needn't have been. The scheme is designed to raise awareness and use of enrichment activities and to support professional development, whilst enhancing the mathematical experience in school. Re: "math exists independent of the universe": For an alternative view, see the concluding chapter of Davis & Hersh's The Mathematical Experience: "Mathematics is not the study of an ideal, preexisting reality. There are numerous instances of major errors in mathematical .