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FYSP 177 - What is Mathematics and Why Won’t It Go Away?


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 NS, QPh, WR

This seminar will provide opportunities to engage in various activities (problem-solving, conjecture, and proof) and to explore the nature of mathematical thinking and discourse.  Works of both non-fiction and fiction will be discussed and issues such as problem-solving vs. theory-building, the nature of mathematical truth and proof, aesthetic qualities in mathematics, mathematics and madness, cognition and mathematics will be considered.  Intended for students without extensive background beyond high school mathematics. Enrollment Limit: 14.

Instructor: S. Colley


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