For most problems found in mathematics textbooks, mathematical reasoning is quite useful. But how often do people find textbook problems in real life? At work or in daily life, factors other than strict reasoning are often more important. Sometimes intuition… — Lynn Steen Copy Share
What humans do with the language of mathematics is to describe patterns... To grow mathematically children must be exposed to a rich variety of… — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
Mathematics is often defined as the science of space and number . . . it was not until the recent resonance of computers and… — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
We believe that arithmetic as it has been taught in grade schools until quite recently has such a meagre intellectual content that the oft-noted… — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
Philosophically, mathematics is not a part of science. Mathematics studies patterns, science studies nature — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
For most problems found in mathematics textbooks, mathematical reasoning is quite useful. But how often do people find textbook problems in real life? At work or in daily life, factors other than strict reasoning are often more important. Sometimes intuition and instinct provide better guides; sometimes computer simulations are more convenient or more reliable; sometimes rules of thumb or back-of-the-envelope… — Lynn Steen Copy Share
What humans do with the language of mathematics is to describe patterns... — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
The lock-step approach of algebra, geometry, and then more algebra (but rarely any statistics) is still dominant in U. S. schools, but hardly anywhere… — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
Mathematics, in the common lay view, is a static discipline based on formulas...But outside the public view, mathematics continues to grow at a rapid… — Lynn Steen Copy Share Image
