The Psychology of Advanced Mathematical Thinking

Exponents of the two disciplines are likely to view the subject in different ways the psychologist to extend psychological theories to thinking processes in a more complex knowledge domain the mathematician to seek insight into the creative thinking process, perhaps with the hope of improving the quality of teaching or research. Although we will consider the cognitive side from a technical point of view as we discuss the most useful concepts in the psychology of advanced mathematical thinking, our main aim will be to seek insights of value to the mathematician in his professional work.