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What is Mathematics?

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Disclaimer: This is an ongoing and incomplete project to unpack these concepts and serves as my exosomatic memory.

Objectives

  • An attempt at distilling to layman's terms:
    • Mathematics.
    • Mathematics' Foundations and Invention | Discovery.
    • Mathematics' Relationship with Logic and Computation.

Definitions

  • def mathematics¹ (Lockhart, 2009: 3): an art like music and painting.

  • def mathematics²(Devlin, 2012:15): the science of patterns.

    • examples:
      • Logic = patterns of reasoning.
      • Arithmetic and Number Theory = patterns of number and counting.
      • Geometry = patterns of shape.
      • Calculus = patterns of motion.
      • Topology = patterns of closeness and position.
      • Probability Theory = patterns of chance.
  • def mathematics³(Kuber, 2024): a collection of subjects/branches/theories in which each subject/branch/theory is a formal system.

    • see: 03_mathematical_logic_and_foundations/1_formal_system.txt
  • def mathematics⁴(Wildberger, 2011): mathematics is common sense, precise use of language, and logical reasoning, applied to the study of patterns and problem solving.

Formal Classification Scheme

Foundations

Invention | Discovery

Learning Order

Dependencies

Setup Instructions

History

Tools

State Of The Art

Community

Mathematicians

Testing

  • Execute Tests

    pytest
  • Spell Check

pyspelling -c spellcheck.yaml

References

  • Mathematics Subject Classification. 2020
  • Mathematical Association of America
  • Lockhart, P. 2009. A Mathematician's Lament.
  • Hammack, R. 2018. Book of Proof. 3.3rd Edition. Richmond, Virginia.
  • Devlin, K. 2012. Introduction to Mathematical Thinking.
  • Devlin, K. 2012. Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible. Stanford University.
  • Kuber, A. 2024. Set Theory and Mathematical Logic. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Wildberger, N.J. 2011. Counting using the grid plane, Elementary Mathematics Explained. Insights into Mathematics Math Foundations. University of New South Wales

Legend

Q: Question for later research
MYINC: My Insight/Conjecture [Could Be Unoriginal/False and Likely Is]
see: ...: Points to the definition of a concept used in another definition.

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