Mathematics: What Has It To Do With Me?

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Siu, Man Keung¹ 

[1]Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong

关键词: undergraduate mathematics education;    problem-solving;    proving;    proof construction;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.201502.07

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation

【 摘 要 】

Mathematics teachers must have encountered the following question raised by students: “What is the use of mathematics?” Although the value of mathematics is not to be determined solely by its applications, to the general public this is a more important and more convincing facet of the subject. Nevertheless, this also brings up the corresponding query: is this subject being properly used? Does mathematics play a role in moral education?

【 授权许可】

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