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The Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
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- Condition
- Subject
- History & Philosophy, Number Systems, Geometry / General, Number Theory
- ISBN
- 9780066210704
- Subject Area
- Mathematics
- Publication Name
- Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 21.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066210704
ISBN-13
9780066210704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1853991
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
Publication Year
2003
Subject
History & Philosophy, Number Systems, Geometry / General, Number Theory
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-270176
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics., This fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of the mathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry., An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. Du Sautoy provides a stunning journey into the wonderful world of primes.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
512/.72
Synopsis
Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi , Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics--the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat , calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman , writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe.", Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics--the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman,writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe.", Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics-the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman,writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe."
LC Classification Number
QA246.D75 2003
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2003
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