Yearning for the impossible : the surprising truths of mathematics / John Stillwell.
2006
QA37.3 .S75 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Yearning for the impossible : the surprising truths of mathematics / John Stillwell.
Author
Stillwell, John.
ISBN
156881254X (alk. : paper)
9781568812540 (alk. : paper)
9781568812540 (alk. : paper)
Publication Details
Wellesley, MA : A K Peters, 2006.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
QA37.3 .S75 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
510
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-217) and index.
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Table of Contents
The irrational
The imaginary
The horizon
The infinitesimal
Curved space
The fourth dimension
The ideal
Periodic space
The infinite.
The imaginary
The horizon
The infinitesimal
Curved space
The fourth dimension
The ideal
Periodic space
The infinite.