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- 180 pages
- Reading time
- 7 hours
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Classic puzzles are examined through their structural elements and insights into cognitive processes. By leveraging neuroscience research on mathematics, the book explores how these puzzles reveal the interplay between imagination and rational thought. It emphasizes the significance of these puzzles in understanding the mathematical imagination rather than focusing solely on recreational math. Additionally, it investigates the historical context of these classic puzzles, offering a deeper appreciation of their role in shaping mathematical disciplines.
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Ahmes Legacy, Marcel Danesi
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Ahmes Legacy
- Subtitle
- Puzzles and the Mathematical Mind
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marcel Danesi
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 180
- ISBN13
- 9783030066215
- Category
- History, Ethnography, Mathematics, Nature in general, Psychology
- Description
- Classic puzzles are examined through their structural elements and insights into cognitive processes. By leveraging neuroscience research on mathematics, the book explores how these puzzles reveal the interplay between imagination and rational thought. It emphasizes the significance of these puzzles in understanding the mathematical imagination rather than focusing solely on recreational math. Additionally, it investigates the historical context of these classic puzzles, offering a deeper appreciation of their role in shaping mathematical disciplines.