Imagining Numbers

(Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

Barry Mazur (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2004
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-100887-5 (ISBN)

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Shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. This book reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.

The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.

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".

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.3.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	222 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-14-100887-3 / 0141008873
ISBN-13	978-0-14-100887-5 / 9780141008875
Zustand	Neuware