Studying Flourishing and Non-Flourishing in Mathematics A Review of Francis Su’s Mathematics for Human Flourishing with reflections by Christopher Jackson
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Dr. Francis Su uses an autobiography (or a dual autobiography) to discuss issue in mathematics: it is often non-flourishing. When crafting this Euler Book Prize winner, and his co-author, Christopher Jackson, drew on their own personal experiences educate inspire readers want do (and teach) mathematics.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Mathematics Enthusiast
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1551-3440']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1608