On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematics

by Augustus de Morgan

On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematics is a book written by Augustus De Morgan, a prominent mathematician and logician of the 19th century. In this book, De Morgan discusses the challenges that students face when studying mathematics, and provides advice on how to overcome them. He covers a wide range of topics, including the importance of understanding mathematical concepts, the role of intuition in problem-solving, and the benefits of practicing regularly. De Morgan also addresses common misconceptions about mathematics and offers insights into the nature of mathematical reasoning. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it an invaluable resource for students of mathematics at all levels. Overall, On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematics is a timeless classic that continues to inspire and guide generations of mathematicians and students.1910. Augustus De Morgan was an important innovator in the field of logic. In addition, he made many contributions to the field of mathematics and the chronicling of the history of mathematics. He writes in the Preface that his object has been to notice particularly several points in the principles of algebra and geometry, which have not obtained their due importance in our elementary works on these sciences. On Arithmetical Notation; Elementary Rules of Arithmetic; Arithmetical Fractions; Decimal Fractions; Algebraical Notation and Principles; Elementary Rules of Algebra; Equations of the First Degree; On the Negative Sign, etc.; Equations of the Second Degree; On Roots in General, and Logarithms; On the Study of Algebra; On the Definitions of Geometry; On Geometrical Reasoning; On Axioms; On Proportion; and Application of Algebra to the Measurement of Lines, Angles, Proportion of Figures and Surfaces. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Science

300 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2004

About the author

British mathematician Augustus de Morgan rigorously defined the technique of induction and greatly contributed to the development of symbolic logic.

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Reviews

[Okinawa]

I respect Sir Augustus De Morgan at highest for all his Mathematical Contributions and I would like you to take my review of him as an Author of this book and a writer in general instead of a review to his astonishing Mathematical discoveries

Problem with book is too much text
I am myself not a person as a fan of a Visually Appealing book but fact is book is not Visually Explainable
I mean, so much work is being done in text it all goes round-in-round, it appears more of a book of literature than Mathematics
I mean, they could think of more visually clarifying ways. Just think about me writing here different degrees polynomials and discussing each of one's terms in-between and that all in TEXT

But, you are judging to quickly...book is from 1830s literally...I can not expect the book to be perfectly amusing for a child studying it after almost 200yrs from a different part of Globe
They may had their way of representation at that time in that location, which is good for them

After all, book is good content-wise. It primarily talks about basics of Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry. Well it will be not good literally first hand experience. So content is quite easy and interesting if you just happen to know things
But Text is gonna be literal problem, you would be praying to see a simple plain written equation