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About the Course

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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RR

May 22, 2023

Really really good introduction to proofs and formal mathematics in general. As someone who is now taking more formal maths courses as fundamentals for AI, this has been immensely helpful.

GD

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.

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By Mehmet E

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Sep 19, 2025

Very good man.

By Syeda M

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May 14, 2025

Well explained

By Pablo J A M

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Jul 17, 2024

Muy buen Curso

By Zero H

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Jul 17, 2019

Learned a lot.

By jayashree

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Oct 6, 2017

Great Learning

By Nihar S

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Sep 1, 2017

Great faculty!

By 胡梦晓

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Jun 2, 2017

easy to follow

By Vrishab K

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Apr 2, 2017

Amazing course

By Daniel U

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Apr 21, 2025

Great course!

By Jan R K

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Mar 10, 2024

Great course!

By MESTOUR A

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Dec 8, 2022

Great, thanks

By salar s

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Oct 22, 2021

perfect!!!!!!

By Raunak A

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Sep 20, 2021

Great Course.

By Hilal A

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Dec 31, 2020

Thx coursera.

By Omer F U

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Jan 11, 2019

a good course

By Caswalle

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Mar 11, 2018

Good practice

By Putri R M

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Jul 18, 2024

Sangat bagus

By IOANNIS S P

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Feb 16, 2024

Thank you!!!

By Amanda O

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Sep 15, 2021

Ótimo curso!

By OYINEBIELADOR D O

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Aug 9, 2021

Excellent!!!

By Irvin R P

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Aug 28, 2020

Great course

By Joydev H

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Jan 9, 2020

Nice Content

By Avijit M (

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Feb 10, 2019

Nice Course.

By Arthur G d S

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Jul 16, 2017

Very good!!!

By Magdalena Ś

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May 29, 2017

Great course