Math is Discovered
Here we go . . . something I normally do not trounce upon.
There is great article on math philosophy in the Science News magazine which I found through this tech journal.
The question is: Is Math discovered or invented. The most obvious answer is discovered. Wereas 3+2=5 is an obvious statement. How does Bill discover if he has three apples and Mary gives him two more, how many does he have?
If math is invented then we have the basic problem of: can any math answer ever be considered wrong? I for one want to then go back in time and retake my high school algebra class. Mrs. Shore has some real explaining to do.
The problem is further made obvious as every problem comes back to addition or subtraction.
As an example: 4*3=12 is also 4+4+4=12 which is also 3+3+3+3=12. We may discover new ways of doing things however, Math is revealed truth not some hodgepodge of silliness with budget software.
On a sidenote: Mrs. Shore, it is not to late to change my grade.
There is great article on math philosophy in the Science News magazine which I found through this tech journal.
The question is: Is Math discovered or invented. The most obvious answer is discovered. Wereas 3+2=5 is an obvious statement. How does Bill discover if he has three apples and Mary gives him two more, how many does he have?
If math is invented then we have the basic problem of: can any math answer ever be considered wrong? I for one want to then go back in time and retake my high school algebra class. Mrs. Shore has some real explaining to do.
The problem is further made obvious as every problem comes back to addition or subtraction.
As an example: 4*3=12 is also 4+4+4=12 which is also 3+3+3+3=12. We may discover new ways of doing things however, Math is revealed truth not some hodgepodge of silliness with budget software.
On a sidenote: Mrs. Shore, it is not to late to change my grade.
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