Mindmatics - Yair Neuman

Mindmatics

A Nexus of Ideas

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
XIII, 99 Seiten
2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-74954-4 (ISBN)
53,49 inkl. MwSt

Mindmatics invites readers into a captivating exploration where the boundaries between mind and mathematics dissolve. Professor Neuman delves into the profound connections between cognitive processes and mathematical expression in this groundbreaking work. From how children grasp abstract concepts to symmetry's role in art and mathematics, this book uncovers the hidden structures that shape our understanding of the world. With insightful discussions on the relationship between poetry and mathematics and the essential role of the unconscious in fostering mathematical imagination, Mindmatics offers a unique perspective on the interplay of thought, creativity, and logic. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the deeper links between the human mind and the mathematical universe.

Yair Neuman is a Professor at The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience at Ben-Gurion University. He holds a BA in Psychology (Major) and Philosophy (Minor) and a PhD in Cognition (Hebrew University, 1999), and his expertise is in studying complex cognitive, social, and symbolic systems from a unique interdisciplinary approach. Professor Neuman has published numerous papers and five academic books and has been a visiting scholar or professor at MIT, the University of Toronto, the University of Oxford, and the Weizmann Institute of Science. Beyond his purely academic work, he has developed state-of-the-art algorithms for social and cognitive computing, such as those he developed for the IARPA metaphor project (ADAMA group).

Preface.- The Root of Mind and Mathematics.- Equality, Similarity, and Transformations.- Mind and Mathematics in an Event-Centered Approach.- Symmetry, the Unconscious, and Imagination.- Imagination, Mathematics, and Mysticism.- Epilogue.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.12.2024
Reihe/Serie Mathematics in Mind
SpringerBriefs in Cognitive Mathematics
Zusatzinfo VI, 154 p. 22 illus., 4 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Angewandte Mathematik
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
Schlagworte cognitive science approaches to the mathematical mind • math learning • meta-mathematics • number cognition • semiotics in mathematics
ISBN-10 3-031-74954-5 / 3031749545
ISBN-13 978-3-031-74954-4 / 9783031749544
Zustand Neuware
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