How Big is Infinity?: The 20 Big Maths Questions (Big Questions) - Tapa blanda

Crilly, Tony

 
9781782069485: How Big is Infinity?: The 20 Big Maths Questions (Big Questions)
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ISBN 10: 1782069488 ISBN 13: 9781782069485
Editorial: Quercus Publishing, 2014

Sinopsis

What are the strangest numbers? Where do numbers come from? Can maths guarantee riches? Why are three dimensions not enough? Can a butterfly's wings really cause a hurricane? Can maths predict the future? In How Big is Infinity?, acclaimed writer Tony Crilly distills the wisdom of some of the greatest minds in history to help provide answers some of the most perplexing, stimulating and surprising questions in mathematics.

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Tony Crilly is Reader in Mathematical Sciences at Middlesex University, having previously taught at the University of Michigan, the City University in Hong Kong, and the Open University. His principal research interest is the history of mathematics, and he has written and edited many works on fractals, chaos and computing. He is the author of the acclaimed biography of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley.

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Editorial
Quercus Publishing
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1782069488
ISBN 13 
9781782069485
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
304
Contacto del fabricante
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Hachette Ireland, Hachette UK
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