Description |
ix, 402 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-392) and index. |
Summary |
The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Tracing a path from Pythagoras, whose great Theorem led inexorably to a discovery that his followers tried in vain to keep secret (the existence of irrational numbers); through Descartes and Leibniz; to the brilliant, haunted Georg Cantor, who proved the infinity can come in different sizes. The Kaplans show how the attempt to grasp the ungraspable embodies the essence of mathematics. |
Subject |
Series, Infinite.
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Processes, Infinite.
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Added Author |
Kaplan, Ellen, 1936- author, illustrator.
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ISBN |
9781608198696 |
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1608198693 |
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