Chapter IV: Mathematics | The Philosophy Of Science by Steven Gussman [1st Edition]
“[The universe] cannot be read until we have learnt the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend a single world.” – Galileo Galilei (1623) I I want to put forth a word of caution about the present "Mathematics" chapter, as well as the following "Computation" chapter: they are the most technical in this book. They represent a technical survey that runs that gamut from what you would have learned in K-12 school (though perhaps could better understand and appreciate as an adult), to some of what university undergraduates might learn. As ...