How to prove things with diagrams
Auteur :
De Toffoli, Prof Silvia
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198944539
Date de publication :
17 déc. 2026
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
For over a century, philosophers and mathematicians have held deep suspicions about diagrams in proofs, regarding them as at best heuristic aids, and at worst as sources of error. Silvia De Toffoli overturns these beliefs, showing that diagrams can be not only legitimate but also essential components of rigorous mathematical proofs.