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The Role of Sequence in the Experience of Mathematical Beauty.
- Source :
- Journal of Humanistic Mathematics; Jan2016, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p152-173, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In this article, I analyze the aesthetic dimensions of a sequence of mathematical events found in an unusual first grade lesson in order to demonstrate how sequencing may affect an individual's experience of mathematical beauty. By approaching aesthetic as a sense or felt quality of an experience in context [16, 19], this analysis explains how sequence can affect the way mathematical objects or actions are experienced by an individual. Thus, rather than questioning whether or in what ways a set of mathematical objects are beautiful or not, this paper addresses under what conditions is the mathematics in play beautiful. It is argued that with a better understanding of the temporal dimension of mathematical beauty, educational experiences with mathematics can be designed to captivate attention and nurture interest and positive disposition by students toward mathematics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AESTHETICS of mathematics
PHILOSOPHY of mathematics
MATHEMATICS education
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21598118
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112931741
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.201601.10