[CONTENTS]
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Definitions and Object of Mathematics | [1] |
| II. | The Nature of Mathematics | [10] |
| III. | Estimates of Mathematics | [39] |
| IV. | The Value of Mathematics | [49] |
| V. | The Teaching of Mathematics | [72] |
| VI. | Study and Research in Mathematics | [86] |
| VII. | Modern Mathematics | [108] |
| VIII. | The Mathematician | [121] |
| IX. | Persons and Anecdotes (A-M) | [135] |
| X. | Persons and Anecdotes (N-Z) | [166] |
| XI. | Mathematics as a Fine Art | [181] |
| XII. | Mathematics as a Language | [194] |
| XIII. | Mathematics and Logic | [201] |
| XIV. | Mathematics and Philosophy | [209] |
| XV. | Mathematics and Science | [224] |
| XVI. | Arithmetic | [261] |
| XVII. | Algebra | [275] |
| XVIII. | Geometry | [292] |
| XIX. | The Calculus and Allied Topics | [323] |
| XX. | The Fundamental Concepts of Time and Space | [345] |
| XXI. | Paradoxes and Curiosities | [364] |
| Index | [385] |
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Sprüche in Prosa, Ethisches, I. 1.
A great man quotes bravely, and will not draw on his invention when his memory serves him with a word as good.—Emerson.
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