What is worthy of investigation? Philosophical attitudes and their impact on mathematical development by the example of discovering 10-adic numbers

DOI10.1007/s00591-022-00322-1zbMath1518.00011arXiv2106.01408OpenAlexW4285083901MaRDI QIDQ6169841

Michael Schmitz, Merlin Carl

Publication date: 12 July 2023

Published in: Mathematische Semesterberichte (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.01408

zbMATH Keywords

heuristicsphilosophy of mathematicsmathematics education10-adic numbers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Number theory (educational aspects) (97F60) Philosophy and mathematics (educational aspects) (97E20)

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