Keith Devlin, The math Gene: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and why Numbers are Like Gossip , Basic Books , 2000 ISBN 0-465-01618-9
Makes ref to data, but doesn't rely upon it himself, for the most part. Nonetheless, he has got it down. kjetil brinchmann halvorsen wrote: > On 26 Feb 2003 at 11:23, Herman Rubin wrote: > > . > . > . > . not a batch of formulas which are to be observed ritually > > without understanding. There is absolutely no evidence that > > learning to do arithmetic helps in understanding numbers; > > Do you have some references on this, and , when at it, > about what really helps for understanding numbers. > > Kjetil Halvorsen > > in > > fact, it is questionable that most high school teachers of > > mathematics understand the properties of the number systems. > > > > >i think your argument has merit at the top end ... but, from there down i > > >have serious doubts > > > > > > -- > > This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views > > are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University. > > Herman Rubin, Deptartment of Statistics, Purdue University > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558 > > . > > . > > ================================================================= > > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > > ================================================================= > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= -- Jay Warner Principal Scientist Warner Consulting, Inc. 4444 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404-1216 USA Ph: (262) 634-9100 FAX: (262) 681-1133 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.a2q.com The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
