Eight Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure

Eight Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure

A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity.in this book, best-selling authorÂ and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.

In this book, best-selling authorÂ and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.
Written in clear, simple language and aimed at a lay audience, this book also offers some strategies that will allow readers to try their ability at solving truly fascinating mathematical problems. Infinity is a deeply counter-intuitive concept that has inspired many great thinkers. In this book we will meet many sages, both familiar and unfamiliar: Zeno and Pythagoras, Georg Cantor and Bertrand Russell, Sofia Kovalevskaya and Emmy Noether, al-Khwarizmi and Euclid, Sophie Germain and Srinivasa Ramanujan.The world of infinity is inhabited by many paradoxes, and so is this book: Zeno paradoxes, Hilbert's "Infinity Hotel", Achilles and the gods paradox, the paradox of heaven and hell, the Ross-Littlewood paradox involving tennis balls, the Galileo paradox and many more.
Aimed at the curious but non-technical reader, this book refrains from using any fearsome mathematical symbols. It uses only the most basic operations of mathematics: adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, powers and roots â€“ that is all. But that doesnâ€™t mean that a bit of deep thinking wonâ€™t be necessary and rewarding. Writing with humour and lightness of touch, Haim Shapira banishes the chalky pallor of the schoolroom and offers instead a truly thrilling intellectual journey.
Fasten your seatbelt â€“ we are going to Infinity, and beyond!
Country USA
Brand Duncan Baird Publishers
Manufacturer Duncan Baird Publishers
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-04-16
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781786781840

Country	USA
Brand	Duncan Baird Publishers
Manufacturer	Duncan Baird Publishers
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-04-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781786781840

Eight Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure

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