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Is Maths Real?
How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths
Taschenbuch von Eugenia Cheng
Sprache: Englisch

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A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023
A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023
WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE

'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"'
JORDAN ELLENBERG

To many, maths feels like an unmapped wilderness. Between abstract concepts like imaginary numbers and infinity, it can sometimes feel like a lot of maths is just made up. Why, for example, is 1 not a prime? Why do two negatives cancel each other out? Where does trigonometry come from? Is maths even real?

Abstract mathematician Eugenia Cheng shows that curiosity is the best teacher. Is Maths Real? takes us on a scintillating tour of the simple questions that provoke mathematics' deepest insights.

'Intriguing...celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath'
NEW SCIENTIST

'Masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple'
FRANCIS SU

'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023
A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023
WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE

'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"'
JORDAN ELLENBERG

To many, maths feels like an unmapped wilderness. Between abstract concepts like imaginary numbers and infinity, it can sometimes feel like a lot of maths is just made up. Why, for example, is 1 not a prime? Why do two negatives cancel each other out? Where does trigonometry come from? Is maths even real?

Abstract mathematician Eugenia Cheng shows that curiosity is the best teacher. Is Maths Real? takes us on a scintillating tour of the simple questions that provoke mathematics' deepest insights.

'Intriguing...celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath'
NEW SCIENTIST

'Masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple'
FRANCIS SU

'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

Über den Autor
Eugenia Cheng
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 336 S.
ISBN-13: 9781788169530
ISBN-10: 1788169530
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cheng, Eugenia
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Abbildungen: Diagrams
Maße: 198 x 128 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Eugenia Cheng
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2024
Gewicht: 0,262 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522705
Über den Autor
Eugenia Cheng
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 336 S.
ISBN-13: 9781788169530
ISBN-10: 1788169530
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cheng, Eugenia
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Abbildungen: Diagrams
Maße: 198 x 128 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Eugenia Cheng
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2024
Gewicht: 0,262 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522705
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