Taming the infinite : the story of mathematics / Ian Stewart.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Quercus, 2009.Description: 384 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1847247687 : PAP
  • 9781847247681
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.9 22
LOC classification:
  • QA21
Contents:
Tokens, tallies, and tablets -- The logic of shape -- Notations and numbers -- Lure of the unknown -- Eternal triangles -- Curves and coordinates -- Patterns in numbers -- The system of the world -- Patterns in nature -- Impossible quantities -- Firm foundations -- Impossible triangles -- The rise of symmetry -- Algebra comes of age -- Rubber sheet geometry -- The fourth dimension -- The shape of logic -- How likely is that? -- Number crunching -- Chaos and complexity.
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Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-376) and index.

Tokens, tallies, and tablets -- The logic of shape -- Notations and numbers -- Lure of the unknown -- Eternal triangles -- Curves and coordinates -- Patterns in numbers -- The system of the world -- Patterns in nature -- Impossible quantities -- Firm foundations -- Impossible triangles -- The rise of symmetry -- Algebra comes of age -- Rubber sheet geometry -- The fourth dimension -- The shape of logic -- How likely is that? -- Number crunching -- Chaos and complexity.

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