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Mathematics for human flourishing: Chapter 6 Permanence
2022
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[...]a task that might involve summing sequences of unit fractions, or the reciprocals of powers of two, or powers of three, or cube numbers or Fibonacci numbers, which would lead to 'such discoveries. (Page 97) What the permanence of mathematics offers is trust that mathematical reasoning is solid ground that will not move. A beautiful quotation in a letter from Chris Jackson, a prisoner with whom Francis communicates throughout the book, puts the importance of learning mathematics into a different stratosphere:
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The Association of Teachers of Mathematics
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