Discovering Mathematics: The Art of Investigation

by Alan Gardiner and Alan H. Gardiner

One of the most striking characteristics of mathematics is that thoughtful and persistent mathematical analysis often provokes totally unexpected insights into what may at first have looked like an uninteresting or intractable problem. This book gives students an opportunity to discover the nature and process of mathematics by developing their ability to investigate problems without relying on the standardized methods usually taught. The techniques...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198532822
• ISBN13: 9780198532828
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"