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PodcastOpinionated History of Mathematics podcast. GeometryModern and classical, including history and philosophy. Manifesto on the Teaching of MathematicsBeing a declaration of the principles on which these works are based. Intuitive Infinitesimal CalculusBeing a textbook instantiating th.
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Torricelli's trumpet is not counterintuitive
There is nothing counterintuitive about an infinite shape with finite volume, contrary to the common propaganda version of the calculus trope known as Torricelli's trumpet. Nor was this result seen as counterintuitive at the time of its discovery in the 1
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Manifesto on the Teaching of Mathematics
My general teaching philosophy can be summarised in three principles or axioms regarding learning. They concern the source, the process, and the goal of learning respectively.My first axiom is this: In a perfect world students pursue learning not because
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"Repugnant to the nature of a straight line": Non-Euclidean geometry
The discovery of non-Euclidean geometry in the 19th century radically undermined traditional conceptions of the relation between mathematics and the world. Instead of assuming that physical space was the subject matter of geometry, mathematicians elaborat
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Cultural reception of geometry in early modern Europe
Euclid inspired Gothic architecture and taught Renaissance painters how to create depth and perspective. More generally, the success of mathematics went to its head, according to some, and created dogmatic individuals dismissive of other branches of learn
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