An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/2018
How one powerful concept reveals the biggest (and smallest) mathematical truths How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.
- ISBN:
- 9781541644137
- 9781541644137
- Category:
- History of mathematics
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-05-2018
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 209.55x139.7x22.23mm
- Weight:
- 0.27kg
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