Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics
Autor Eugenia Chengen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2018
"[Cheng]
does
a
great
service
by
showing
us
non-mathematician
schlubs
how
real
mathematical
creativity
works."
--Wall
Street
Journal
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?
InBeyond
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
Infinityshows
how
one
little
symbol
holds
the
biggest
idea
of
all.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541644137
ISBN-10: 1541644131
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 1541644131
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
Eugenia
Chengis
an
honorary
fellow
in
pure
mathematics
at
the
University
of
Sheffield
and
the
scientist
in
residence
at
the
School
of
the
Art
Institute
of
Chicago.
She
lives
in
Chicago,
Illinois.
Recenzii
"Ms.
Cheng's
chatty
tone
keeps
things
fresh.
She
has
a
knack
for
folksy
analogies,
and
at
different
points
in
the
book
she
illuminates
different
properties
of
infinity
by
discussing
Legos,
the
iPod
Shuffle,
snorkeling,
Battenberg
cakes
and
Winnie-the-Pooh...
she
does
a
great
service
by
showing
us
non-mathematician
schlubs
how
real
mathematical
creativity
works."
"BeyondInfinityis witty, charming, and crystal clear. Eugenia Cheng'senthusiasm and carefully chosen metaphors and analogies carry us effortlesslythrough the mathematical landscape of the infinite. A brilliant book!"—Ian Stewart, author of Calculating the Cosmos
PRAISE FOR EUGENIA CHENG
"[Cheng] conveys the spirit of inventiveness and creativity in math... Refreshing is the word that keeps coming to mind."—Steven Strogatz, as quoted in the New York Times
"Dr.Cheng...has a knack for brushing aside conventions and edicts, like so many piecrumbs from a cutting board."—Natalie Angier, New York Times
"[EugeniaCheng's] tone is clear, clever and friendly. Even at her most whimsical she isrigorous and insightful... [She is] a lucid and nimble expositor."—Alex Bellos, New York Times Book Review
--Wall
Street
Journal
"Our
minds
cannot
truly
grasp
the
concept
of
infinity,
but
Eugenia
Cheng
takes
us
on
a
wild
journey
to
help
us
in
our
search
for
it.
It's
a
small,
unassuming
symbol,
but
it
holds
a
giant
idea.
Cheng
helps
us
understand
the
basics
of
infinity
and
then
takes
us
on
a
ride
to
see
its
most
lofty
applications.
From
the
practical
to
the
entirely
theoretical,
this
is
a
book
to
watch
for."
--Paste
Magazine
"The
idea
of
infinity
is
one
of
the
most
perplexing
things
in
mathematics,
and
the
most
fun.
Eugenia
Cheng'sBeyond
Infinityis
a
spirited
and
friendly
guide--appealingly
down
to
earth
about
math
that's
extremely
far
out."
—Jordan
Ellenberg,
author
of
How
Not
to
Be
Wrong
and
professor
of
mathematics
at
University
of
Wisconsin-Madison"BeyondInfinityis witty, charming, and crystal clear. Eugenia Cheng'senthusiasm and carefully chosen metaphors and analogies carry us effortlesslythrough the mathematical landscape of the infinite. A brilliant book!"—Ian Stewart, author of Calculating the Cosmos
PRAISE FOR EUGENIA CHENG
"[Cheng] conveys the spirit of inventiveness and creativity in math... Refreshing is the word that keeps coming to mind."—Steven Strogatz, as quoted in the New York Times
"Dr.Cheng...has a knack for brushing aside conventions and edicts, like so many piecrumbs from a cutting board."—Natalie Angier, New York Times
"[EugeniaCheng's] tone is clear, clever and friendly. Even at her most whimsical she isrigorous and insightful... [She is] a lucid and nimble expositor."—Alex Bellos, New York Times Book Review