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Numbers: Histories, Mysteries, Theories (Aurora: Dover Modern Math Originals)
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486803481
ISBN-13
9780486803487
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211814320
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Publication Name
Numbers : Histories, Mysteries, Theories
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Subject
History & Philosophy, Counting & Numeration, Number Theory
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Series
Aurora: Dover Modern Math Originals Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-042269
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
513.5
Table Of Content
Preface 1. Natural Numbers 1.1 Counting 1.2 Properties of numbers 1.3 Magic squares 1.4 Prime numbers 1.5 From Pythagoras to Fermat 1.6 What are natural numbers? 1.7 Applications: Cryptography 2. Representations of numbers 2.1 How were numbers represented in former times? 2.2 The abacus and counting board 2.3 The decimal system 2.4 Divisibility rules 2.5 Binary numbers 2.6 Applications: Barcodes 3. Rational and irrational 3.1 Fractions 3.2 Ratios 3.3 Rational numbers 3.4 Irrational numbers: The first crisis 3.5 Decimal numbers 4. Transcendental numbers 4.1 The most mysterious number 4.2 Limits 4.3 How many transcendental numbers are there? 5. Imaginary and complex 5.1 Linear equations 5.2 Quadratic equations 5.3 The drama of the cubic equation 5.4 The tragedy of the quintic equation 5.5 Every equation can be solved! Notes from the translators Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Posing the question "What exactly is a number?" a distinguished German mathematician presents this intriguing and accessible survey. Albrecht Beutelspacher founder of the renowned interactive mathematics museum, Mathematikum characterizes the wealth of experiences that numbers have to offer. In addition, he considers the many things that can be described by numbers and discusses which numbers possess special fascinations and pose lasting mysteries. Starting with natural numbers, the book examines representations of numbers, rational and irrational numbers, transcendental numbers, and imaginary and complex numbers. Readers will explore the history of numbers from Pythagoras to Fermat and discover such practical applications as cryptography and barcodes. A thoughtful and enlightening introduction to the past, present, and future of numbers, this volume will captivate mathematicians and nonmathematicians alike., A writer of popular mathematics books presents this accessible characterization of the wealth of experiences that numbers have to offer, the many things described by numbers, and numbers that possess special fascinations. 2015 edition., Posing the question "What exactly is a number?" a distinguished German mathematician presents this intriguing and accessible survey. Albrecht Beutelspracher founder of the renowned interactive mathematics museum, Mathematikum characterizes the wealth of experiences that numbers have to offer. In addition, he considers the many things that can be described by numbers and discusses which numbers possess special fascinations and pose lasting mysteries. Starting with natural numbers, the book examines representations of numbers, rational and irrational numbers, transcendental numbers, and imaginary and complex numbers. Readers will explore the history of numbers from Pythagoras to Fermat and discover such practical applications as cryptography and barcodes. A thoughtful and enlightening introduction to the past, present, and future of numbers, this volume will captivate mathematicians and nonmathematicians alike.
LC Classification Number
QA141
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