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I. Calculating with Natural Numbers

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We begin with the foundation of all arithmetic, calculation with positive integers. Here, as always in the course of these lectures, we first raise the question as to how these things are handled in the schools; then we shall proceed to the question as to what they imply when viewed from a higher standpoint.

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Klein, F. (2016). I. Calculating with Natural Numbers. In: Elementary Mathematics from a Higher Standpoint. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49442-4_2

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