The math instinct / Devlin, Keith J

ISBN13: 
9781560258391
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510

The math instinct

why you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats, and dogs)
2005
Explores two kind of mathematics: the natural and symbolic. Argues that both animals and humans can work with the natural form of math, but only humans can use symbolic math. A good understanding of the field of mathematics connects the symbolic with the natural forms of math.
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