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The Book of Numbers de John H. Conway

The Book of Numbers

Autor John H. Conway, Richard Guy
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 mar 1998
"...the great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching...You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow." -IAN STEWART, NEW SCIENTIST
"...a delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination." -SCIENCE NEWS
"...a fun and fascinating tour of numerical topics and concepts. It will have readers contemplating ideas they might never have thought were understandable or even possible." -WISCONSIN BOOKWATCH
"This popularization of number theory looks like another classic." -LIBRARY JOURNAL
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780387979939
ISBN-10: 038797993X
Pagini: 310
Ilustrații: IX, 310 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Ediția:1st Corrected ed. 1996. Corr. 2nd printing 1998
Editura: Springer
Colecția Copernicus
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Descriere

In THE BOOK OF NUMBERS, two famous mathematicians fascinated by beautiful and intriguing number patterns share their insights and discoveries with each other and with readers. John Conway is the showman, master of mathematical games and flamboyant presentations; Richard Guy is the encyclopedist, always on top of problems waiting to be solved. Together they show us why patterns and properties of numbers have captivated mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike for centuries. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS features Conway and Guy's favorite stories about all the kinds of numbers any of us is likely to encounter, and many others besides. "Our aim," the authors write, "is to bring to the inquisitive reader. . .an explanation of the many ways the word 'number' is used." They explore patterns that emerge in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, describe these pattern' relevance both inside and outside mathematics, and introduce the strange worlds of complex, transcendental, and surreal numbers. This unique book brings together facts, pictures and stories about numbers in a way that no one but an extraordinarily talented pair of mathematician/writers could do.

Cuprins

1. The Romance of Numbers2. Figures from Figures Doing Arithmetic and Algebra by Geometry3. What Comes Next?4. Famous Families of Numbers5. The Primacy of Primes6. Further Fruitfulness of Fractions7. Geometric Problems and Algebraic Numbers8. Imagining Imaginary Numbers9. Some Transcendental Numbers10. Infinite and Infinitesimal Numbers

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From the reviews:
"This is a really fascinating book either to read or to browse in, or for reference - there is a good index, and I can strongly recommend it - it should be in every school and college library!" The Mathematical Gazette
"… A delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination." Science News
"… The great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching … You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow." New Scientist