1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791822203321

Titolo

Advances in mathematics research [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 8 / / Albert R. Baswell, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publishers Inc., c2009

ISBN

1-61209-811-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Advances in mathematics research ; ; 8

Altri autori (Persone)

BaswellAlbert R

Disciplina

510.72

Soggetti

Mathematics

Mathematics - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794329203321

Autore

Neuman Yair <1968->

Titolo

Conceptual mathematics and literature : toward a deep reading of texts and minds / / by Yair Neuman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-44237-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Studies in mathematics in the arts and humanities ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

418.4019

Soggetti

Reading, Psychology of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"When as young children we first start to read, we enjoy the experience in the most basic and intuitive sense. We are moved by The Last of the Mohicans (Cooper, 1826/ 1986), fascinated by The Jungle Book (Kipling, 2013) and thrilled by The Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle, 2016). No difficulty is evident, at least from our perspective as naive readers. However, when we grow up and are socialized as reflective individuals, our old new friend, the text, appears in a new light. It becomes an object that requires interpretation, explanation and understanding. Our trust in the text as naive readers may be replaced with deep suspicion or a distant analytical stance. The text might become an object of conspiracy (for example, if we read Fenimore Cooper as representing a colonialist perspective) or of analytical observation (for example, if we analyze it similarly to a mathematical riddle or a frog in a biology lesson). In both cases, the aesthetic experience is lost with our cherished childish enchantment"--