Visual Thinking in Mathematics
Author | : Marcus Giaquinto |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2007-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199285945 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199285942 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Download or read book Visual Thinking in Mathematics written by Marcus Giaquinto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from philosophical work on the nature of concepts and from empirical studies of visual perception, mental imagery, and numerical cognition, Giaquinto explores a major source of our grasp of mathematics, using examples from basic geometry, arithmetic, algebra, and real analysis.