Yearning for the Impossible
Download or Read eBook Yearning for the Impossible PDF written by John Stillwell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-05-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Stillwell |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2006-05-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781439865774 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1439865779 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Yearning for the Impossible by : John Stillwell
Book excerpt: This book explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress: - Irrational and Imaginary Numbers - The Fourth Dimension - Curved Space - Infinity and others The author puts t
