Taming the infinite : the story of mathematics / Ian Stewart
- Author:
- Stewart, Ian, 1945-
- Published:
- London : Quercus, 2009.
- Edition:
- Pbk. ed.
- Physical Description:
- 384 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Contents:
- Tokens, tallies, and tablets -- The logic of shape -- Notations and numbers -- Lure of the unknown -- Eternal triangles -- Curves and coordinates -- Patterns in numbers -- The system of the world -- Patterns in nature -- Impossible quantities -- Firm foundations -- Impossible triangles -- The rise of symmetry -- Algebra comes of age -- Rubber sheet geometry -- The fourth dimension -- The shape of logic -- How likely is that? -- Number crunching -- Chaos and complexity.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781847247681 (pbk.)
9781847241818
1847247687 (pbk.)
1847241816 - Note:
- Originally published: 2008.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-376) and index.
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