Name: Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
Brand: Stanford University
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.8 (757 reviews)

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Learn how to think the way mathematicians do – a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years. Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics – at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box – a valuable ability in today’s world. This course helps to develop that crucial way of thinking....

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May 9, 2017

Great course ! Provided new skills on how to think about maths and improved my overall confidence with the subject. I feel like I can go further in the study of mathematics thanks to this.

Apr 23, 2018

With the help of this course, my grade for fundamental mathematics at school raised from C to A. Really thankful. This course truly helped me better understand the abstruse conceptions.

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May 8, 2025

Too much time spent on grading

By Gavin L

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Jun 15, 2021

Boring

By den s

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Aug 12, 2022

Teacher hand writes many things that are too small to see even on large screen. Not taught well. Hope this is not typical. I lost my money but want to try another choice.