TY - BOOK AU - Devlin,Keith J. TI - Introduction to mathematical thinking SN - 9780615653631 U1 - 510 PY - 2012/// CY - California PB - Keith Devlin, KW - Matemáticas KW - Problemas, ejercicios, etc KW - Obras populares KW - Inteligencia artificial KW - Matemáticas recreativas N1 - Incluye índice; What is mathematics? ; Getting precise about language ; Proofs -; Proving results about numbers N2 - Mathematical thinking is not the same as 'doing math'--unless you are a professional mathematician. For most people, 'doing math' means the application of procedures and symbolic manipulations. Mathematical thinking, in contrast, is what the name reflects, a way of thinking about things in the world that humans have developed over three thousand years. It does not have to be about mathematics at all, which means that many people can benefit from learning this powerful way of thinking, not just mathematicians and scientist ER -