Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
Mazur, Barry
ISBN 10: 0713996307 ISBN 13: 9780713996302
Editorial: Allen Lane, 2003
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Descripción:
A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. N° de ref. del artículo GOR005008479
Sinopsis:
This is a book about the imagination in general and about the mathematical imagination in particular.
Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences. When we read a line of poetry - "The yellow of the tulip" - what is it we experience with the mind's eye?
And when we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?
Acerca del autor: Barry Mazur is a celebrated pure mathematician. He is University Professor at Harvard, Harvard's most distinguished faculty post. His work has been influential in many fields and proved vital for the solution of Fermat Last Theorem. Known for the technique called "Mazur's Swindle".
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Título: Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square ...
Editorial: Allen Lane
Año de publicación: 2003
Encuadernación: Hardback
Condición: Fair