books by Marcus Giaquinto
books:
The Search for Certainty: A Philosophical Account of Foundations of Mathematics
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Marcus Giaquinto
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2004
Exceptionally well-written
It is not unusual for professional mathematicians to make it through their entire schooling without much in the way of formal instruction in the foundations of math. If, like me, you fall into this category, or if you just enjoy reading well-written books, I recommend Giaquinto's book most strongly. The author has performed an impressive balancing act. He manages to treat details precisely ...
Visual Thinking in Mathematics
Marcus Giaquinto
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2007
Visual thinking -- visual imagination or perception of diagrams and symbol arrays, and mental operations on them -- is omnipresent in mathematics. Is this visual thinking merely a psychological aid, facilitating grasp of what is gathered by other means? Or does it also have epistemological functions, as a means of discovery, understanding, and even proof? By examining the many kinds of visual representation in mathematics and the diverse ways in ...
philosophical
Philosophical and Ideological Perspectives on Education (2nd Edition)
Philosophical Foundations of Education (8th Edition)
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition)
Philosophical and Ideological Voices in Education
foundations
Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Foundation (Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 1)
Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
mathematics
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the ...
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction ...
The iPhone Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the ...
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