Mathematical Ways of Thinking
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 20 February 2014
In the textbook The Heart of Mathematics, its authors Edward Burger and Michael Starbird offer their favorite top ten mathematical ways of thinking:
- Just do it.
- Make mistakes and fail but never give up.
- Keep an open mind.
- Explore the consequences of new ideas.
- Seek the essential.
- Understand the issue.
- Understand simple things deeply.
- Break a difficult problem into easier ones.
- Examine issues from several points of view.
- Look for patterns and similarities.
