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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.Originally uploaded at:
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
- 9780674237513
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Philosophy, Education
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (109 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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