Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life by Vera John-Steiner, Reuben Hersh
Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life

Vera John-Steiner, Reuben Hersh

Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life

Vera John-Steiner, Reuben Hersh

432 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction education mathematics science challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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These stories challenge many myths, including the notions that mathematics is a solitary pursuit and a "young man's game," the belief that mathematicians are emotionally different from other people, and even the idea that to be a great mathematici...

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