Explanation in mathematical conversations: an empirical investigation

DOI10.1098/rsta.2018.0159zbMath1433.00034OpenAlexW2911315412WikidataQ92982903 ScholiaQ92982903MaRDI QIDQ5204808

Andrew Aberdein, Alison Pease, Ursula Martin Webb

Publication date: 5 December 2019

Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0159

zbMATH Keywords

explanationmathematical practiceexperimental philosophyHilbert problemscrowd-sourced mathematics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methodology of mathematics (00A35)

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