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The Maths GeneKeith J. Devlin

The Maths Gene

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"In The Math Gene, mathematician Keith Devlin offers a breathtakingly new theory of language development that describes how language evolved in two stages and how its main purpose was not communication. He goes on to show that the ability to think mathematically arose out of the same symbol-manipulating ability that was so crucial to the very first emergence of true language.". "The Math Gene explains how our innate pattern-making abilities allow us to perform mathematical reasoning. Revealing why some people loathe mathematics, others find it difficult and a select few excel at the subject,…

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6 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · 320 pages · 9780753811269
  • Other · English · 2001
    The Math Gene
    Basic Books · 352 pages · 9780465016198
  • Other · English · 2000
    Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 305 pages · 9780297645719
  • Other · English · 2000
    The Math Gene
    Basic Books · 328 pages · 9780465016181
  • Paperback · German · 2003
    Das Mathe-Gen
    Dtv · 372 pages · 9783423340083
  • Hardcover · German · 2001
    Das Mathe- Gen.
    Klett-Cotta · 373 pages · 9783608943207
Mathematical abilityPsychologische aspectenMathematikSpracheMathematicsPsychological aspectsBiolinguistikNumber concept