Place of Mathematics in University Education: Inaugural Address of Charlton T. Lewis, Professor of Pure Mathematics in Troy University, Delivered . at Their Annual Meeting July 20Th, 1859

Charlton Thomas Lewis

ISBN 10: 0371944872 / ISBN 13: 9780371944875

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• Title: Place of Mathematics in University Education: Inaugural Address of Charlton T. Lewis, Professor of Pure Mathematics in Troy University, Delivered . at Their Annual Meeting July 20Th, 1859
• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371944872
• ISBN 13: 9780371944875
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Place Of Mathematics In University Education: Inaugural Address Of Charlton T. Lewis, Professor Of Pure Mathematics In Troy University, Delivered Before The Trustees At Their Annual Meeting July 20Th, 1859 by Charlton Thomas Lewis. This inaugural address argues for the central role of mathematics in undergraduate education, contrasting it with metaphysical and purely logical approaches. Lewis defends mathematics as a discipline that trains the mind with precise methods, induction and deduction, and a reliable scientific spirit. He outlines a proposed university program comprising three components: the Logic of Mathematical Reasoning, the Philosophy of Mathematical Science, and the History of Mathematics. He argues for early mathematical study (ages twelve to fifteen) to develop discipline and to support broader cultural education, proposing safeguards to maintain breadth of culture through parallel study in the humanities. He emphasizes the importance of mathematical language, symbols, and nomenclature as the vessel of mathematical thought, and asserts that the study of mathematics—even as a science—offers a path to understanding truth and the divine order of nature.