The Art of Mathematics
The Art of Mathematics
Carol Jacoby
The Art of Definitions
19 minutes Posted Jan 12, 2022 at 10:00 pm.
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Brian Katz of CSULB joins us once again to discuss mathematical definitions. Students often see them as cast in stone. Prof. Katz helps them see that they're artifacts of human choices. The student has the power to create mathematics through definitions. This is illustrated by the definitions of "sandwich" and "approaching a limit." What makes a good definition? How is mathematics like a dream?