Topics in What's the Point of Math?

Numbered in the order to learn them.

  1. Philosophy of the Algebra Maps, and Ways to Use Them

  2. Concrete Word Problems vs. Abstraction

  3. What's Algebra/Analysis, and Why Learn It?

  4. What Are Things/Objects?

  5. What Is Structure? Why Study Relations Between Objects?

  6. Preview of Goals: Seek Simplicity and Good Estimates

  7. What's the Difference Between a Theorem and a Proof?

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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