Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More ...

Constructive mathematics reconsiders traditional foundational approaches by emphasising explicit constructions and algorithmic content rather than relying solely on non-constructive existence proofs.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article concerns the purpose, function, and mechanisms of students' rhythmic behaviors as they solve embodied-interaction problems, ...

The premise of Marcus du Sautoy’s Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity is that mathematics and creativitiy spring from the same well — structure. Individual numbers exist without human help.

An expert argues that the "strands" of structure used in mathematics education have significantly weakened the effectiveness of US school mathematics. During the "New Math" movement of the 1960s, a ...

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Physics Professor Jesse Berezovsky contends that until now, much of the thinking about math and music has been a top-down approach, applying mathematical ideas to existing musical compositions as a ...