Mathematics for math-haters
Siu M.-K.
1977
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
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10.1080/0020739770080102
This article attempts to answer the following questions about a course commonly known as ' Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students ', based on the author's thought and experience gathered from teaching such a course: (1) Why should there be such a course? (2) What do we want to get across? (3) What can we talk about in the course?. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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