Beyond Infinity
An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics
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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.
THỂ LOẠI
Khoa Học & Tự Nhiên
ĐÃ PHÁT HÀNH
2017
28 tháng 3
NGÔN NGỮ
EN
Tiếng Anh
ĐỘ DÀI
304
Trang
NHÀ XUẤT BẢN
Basic Books
NGƯỜI BÁN
Hachette Digital, Inc.
KÍCH THƯỚC
19,8
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