What Is Mathematics?

: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods, Richard Courant, Herbert

Robbins, Oxford University Press, 1996, 019975487X, 9780199754878, 592 pages. For more than
two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of
the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of
mathematics in education is in grave danger. The teaching and learning of mathematics has
degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal
ability but does not lead to real understanding or to greater intellectual independence. This new
edition of Richard Courant's and Herbert Robbins's classic work seeks to address this problem. Its
goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. Written for beginners and scholars, for students
and teachers, for philosophers and engineers, What is Mathematics?, Second Edition is a sparkling
collection of mathematical gems that offers an entertaining and accessible portrait of the
mathematical world. Covering everything from natural numbers and the number system to
geometrical constructions and projective geometry, from topology and calculus to matters of
principle and the Continuum Hypothesis, this fascinating survey allows readers to delve into
mathematics as an organic whole rather than an empty drill in problem solving. With chapters largely
independent of one another and sections that lead upward from basic to more advanced
discussions, readers can easily pick and choose areas of particular interest without impairing their
understanding of subsequent parts. Brought up to date with a new chapter by Ian Stewart, What is
Mathematics?, Second Edition offers new insights into recent mathematical developments and
describes proofs of the Four-Color Theorem and Fermat's Last Theorem, problems that were still
open when Courant and Robbins wrote this masterpiece, but ones that have since been solved.
Formal mathematics is like spelling and grammar--a matter of the correct application of local rules.
Meaningful mathematics is like journalism--it tells an interesting story. But unlike some journalism,
the story has to be true. The best mathematics is like literature--it brings a story to life before your
eyes and involves you in it, intellectually and emotionally. What is Mathematics is like a fine piece of
literature--it opens a window onto the world of mathematics for anyone interested to view..

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