The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics review – why can’t maths be taught like this in school?
It is time we recognise mathematics as the rich and creative subject that it is.
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It is time we recognise mathematics as the rich and creative subject that it is.
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My father, an Edinburgh university prize-winning mathematician and life-long teacher of the subject, tried very hard to explain mathematics to me – its beauty, importance,
M. C. Escher’s art is renowned for its seemingly effortless depiction of some of the most abstract concepts in mathematics, logic and philosophy. His Print
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