Why I don't like "pure mathematics"
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2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
An opiniated essay on what pure mathematics is and why the adjective "pure" in "pure mathematics" is not a good choice.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0310152,
title = {Why I don't like "pure mathematics"},
author = {Volker Runde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0310152},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages; written for high school students and teachers