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Imagining Numbers Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen Book Barry Mazur
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eBay item number:256876384135
Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Good, pre-owned condition. Pictures are of the actual book you will receive.”
- ISBN
- 9780312421878
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
0312421877
ISBN-13
9780312421878
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4445158
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Imagining Numbers : (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
Subject
General, Essays
Publication Year
2004
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-075402
Reviews
"A poetic and profound meditation on the mathematical imagination." -- The Christian Science Monitor "[A] quizzing, quizzical little book...The window which Mazur cuts into the world of imaginary numbers is just as exciting, and almost as provocative, as anything in Phillip Pullman." -- The Observer (London) "Through anecdotes, poetry, and philosophy, Mazur...makes a delightful case for the pleasures of abstract thought." -- New Scientist "This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is...and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature." -- John Hollander "Barry Mazur's Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play." -- Richard Wilbur, author of Mayflies: New Poems and Translations, This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is...and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature., Barry Mazur's Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play., [A] quizzing, quizzical little book...The window which Mazur cuts into the world of imaginary numbers is just as exciting, and almost as provocative, as anything in Phillip Pullman., "A poetic and profound meditation on the mathematical imagination." --The Christian Science Monitor "[A] quizzing, quizzical little book...The window which Mazur cuts into the world of imaginary numbers is just as exciting, and almost as provocative, as anything in Phillip Pullman." --The Observer (London) "Through anecdotes, poetry, and philosophy, Mazur...makes a delightful case for the pleasures of abstract thought."--New Scientist "This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is...and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature."--John Hollander "Barry Mazur's Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play." --Richard Wilbur, author of Mayflies: New Poems and Translations, "A poetic and profound meditation on the mathematical imagination." -- The Christian Science Monitor "[A] quizzing, quizzical little book...The window which Mazur cuts into the world of imaginary numbers is just as exciting, and almost as provocative, as anything in Phillip Pullman." -- The Observer (London) "Through anecdotes, poetry, and philosophy, Mazur...makes a delightful case for the pleasures of abstract thought."-- New Scientist "This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is...and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature."--John Hollander "Barry Mazur's Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play." --Richard Wilbur, author of Mayflies: New Poems and Translations, Through anecdotes, poetry, and philosophy, Mazur...makes a delightful case for the pleasures of abstract thought.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
512
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Barry Mazur invites lovers of poetry to make a leap into mathematics. Through discussions of the role of the imagination and imagery in both poetry and mathematics, Mazur reviews the writings of the early mathematical explorers and reveals the early bafflement of these Renaissance thinkers faced with imaginary numbers. Then he shows us, step-by-step, how to begin imagining these strange mathematical objects ourselves.
LC Classification Number
QA255.M39 2002
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