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Mathematicians are generally thought to be very good at calculation, and we often are, but this is not because math is about calculation, just as astronomy is not about telescopes and computer science is not about computers (paraphrasing Edsger Dijkstra). Mathematicians are human, and where everyday calculations are concerned we make mistakes often, though perhaps [...]
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Title Meaningful Math Proofs and “Math is not Calculation”
Mathematicians are generally thought to be very good at calculation, and we often are, but this is not because math is about calculation, just as astronomy is not about telescopes and computer science is not about computers (paraphrasing Edsger Dijkstra). Mathematicians are human, and where everyday calculations are concerned we make mistakes often, though perhaps [...]
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Tags general, recreation, new ideas, foundations of math
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Entry date Aug 6, 2012, 10:36 AM UTC
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Author. Holder Hector Zenil Chavez. Date Aug 6, 2012.
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