Starting from √2

Author: Zhang Jingzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book doesn't teach you problem-solving techniques but rather helps you develop mathematical thinking habits and spark your interest in mathematics. Problem-solving techniques may benefit you for a short time, but scientific thinking methods can benefit you for a lifetime. "Are there more rational numbers or irrational numbers? What are irrational numbers? How can we prove that a number is irrational?" With his profound mathematical expertise, Academician Zhang Jingzhong answers these questions that interest middle school students but are not found in textbooks in a clear and vivid manner. Some problems were originally considered "complex," but in Academician Zhang's writing, they become simple, understandable, and wonderfully extraordinary, leaving readers amazed—Oh, how could I not have thought of that! This book teaches you not problem-solving techniques but the development of mathematical thinking habits and the stimulation of your interest in mathematics. Problem-solving techniques may benefit you for a short time, but scientific thinking methods can benefit you for a lifetime.