How to Read Mathematics 如何阅读数学[节选]——数学阅读时应该自省的几个问题

 
 
Why is this idea true?
为什么这个想法是对的？
Do I really believe it?
我是否确信它？
Could I convince someone else that it is true?
我能说服别人也信服它吗？
Why didn't the author use a different argument?
为什么作者没有用一个不同的论据？
Do I have a better argument or method of explaining the idea?
我有没有一个更好的论据或方法来说明这个思想？
Why didn't the author explain it the way that I understand it?
为什么作者不用我理解到的方式去阐述它？
Is my way wrong?
我的方法错了吗？
Do I really get the idea?
我确实理解这些方法了吗？
Am I missing some subtlety?
我是否搞错了某些细节？
Did this author miss a subtlety?
作者是否错失了某些细节？
If I can't understand the point, perhaps I can understand a similar
but simpler idea?
如果我不能理解这个观点，我是否能理解类似的更简单的思想？
Which simpler idea?
哪个思想更简单？
Is it really necessary to understand this idea?
对于理解这个思想，它确实是必要的吗？
Can I accept this point without understanding the details of why it
is true?
在不理解它成立的细节依据时，我能接受这个观点吗？
Will my understanding of the whole story suffer from not
understanding why the point is true?
在容忍一些我不理解的内容后，我能理解整个故事吗？

 
 
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