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It’s Going to Happen Anyway.

In: New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics

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  • Ben Fusaro

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Summary The first electronic digital computer was invented 42 years ago by a math and physics teacher who was motivated by the wish to solve a system of equations arising from a problem in science. The Bourbaki movement came to life a few years later, motivated by the wish to emphasize the logical and structural aspects of mathematics. Mathematicians were captivated by Bourbaki, but were not so taken by the computer. Yet, the computer began a transformation of society that the microcomputer will accelerate. Mathematics has been affected by the computer revolution, and will go through profound changes. Mathematicians can continue to engage in timid or delayed interaction, or they can take leadership roles. A historical and philosophical sketch is used here to suggest a conceptual framework for an emerging symbiosis of mathematics and the microcomputer. Two-year colleges have been typically more able than four-year colleges or universities to strike out in new directions. Here is a golden oppurtunity for two-year college math (science) departments to put this flexibility to good use, to go beyond responding to a current need.

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  • Ben Fusaro, 1985. "It’s Going to Happen Anyway.," Springer Books, in: Donald J. Albers & Stephen B. Rodi & Ann E. Watkins (ed.), New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics, pages 205-223, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-5116-3_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5116-3_11
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