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Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.
Author
Cheng, Eugenia
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Basic Books, [2017]
©2017
Description
x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
QA9 .C48618 2017
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Infinite
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Mathematics
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Summary note
A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is
The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
Other title(s)
Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics
ISBN
9780465094813 ((hardcover))
0465094813 ((hardcover))
9781541644137 ((paperback))
1541644131 ((paperback))
LCCN
2017931084
OCLC
975485516
Other standard number
99974763442
40027185485
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