Visual thinking in mathematics : an epistemological study /
M. Giaquinto.
- 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.
Introduction -- Simple shapes : vision and concepts -- Basic geometrical knowledge -- Geometrical discovery by visualizing -- Diagrams in geogmetric proofs -- Mental number lines -- Visual aspects of calculation -- General theorems from specific images -- Visual thinking in basic analysis -- Symbol manipulation -- Cognition of structure -- Mathematical thinking : algebraic v. geometric?
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Mathematics--Philosophy Visual perception. Information visualization Geometry Arithmetic.