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Arithmetic by Lockhart, Paul is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
What is Arithmetic about?
Paul Lockhart reveals arithmetic not as the rote manipulation of numbers but as a set of ideas that exhibit the surprising behaviors usually reserved for higher branches of mathematics. In this entertaining survey, he explores the nature of counting and different number systems—Western and non-Western—and weighs the pluses and minuses of each.ISBN : 9780674237513
Who reads Arithmetic?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lockhart, Paul
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674981539
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Philosophy, Education
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (109 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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