Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.

Author
Cheng, Eugenia [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Basic Books, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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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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