Philosophy & fun of algebra. [Paperback]

Mary Everest Boole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1909

This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Historical Mathematics Monographs collection.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Library (January 1, 1909)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1429703849
• ISBN-13: 978-1429703840
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,630,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars For me this book is useful!, February 25, 2010

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Guang Wu (China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philosophy and Fun of Algebra (Paperback)

Although this book seemed to be written for pupils, I do get some insight from it, even I took some notes on my laptop.

I am particularly impressed by the statements on how we, humans, misuse our imaginations,

In this context, this book is teaching us how to work based on purely facts rather than imaginations.

4.0 out of 5 stars History or Math, December 30, 2010

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Sister Zelda (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philosophy & fun of algebra. (Paperback)

In my later years, I do not use much of the algebra I studied in my middle years. This text gives a feel for education at the turn of the last century, where those who could afford such lessons were taught to quantify their unknown data and build more known data. For the author the algebraic method is the model for interpreting life.