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The Biggest Number in the World
A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics
Taschenbuch von David Darling (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers

The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers

Über den Autor
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world’s most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling’s. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.

They are the authors of the Weird Maths trilogy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction

1 Of Sand and Stars

2 At the Limits of Reality

3 Maths Unbound

4 Up, Up and Away

5 G Whizz

6 Conway’s Chains

7 Ackermann and the Power of Recursion

8 Figure This – If You Can

9 Infinite Matters

10 Growing Fast

11 Does Not Compute!

12 The Strange World of the Googologist

13 Bridge to Beyond

14 The Biggest Number of All

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Useful websites and webpages

References
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XII
244 S.
ISBN-13: 9780861543052
ISBN-10: 086154305X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Darling, David
Banerjee, Agnijo
Hersteller: Oneworld Publications
Maße: 197 x 131 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Darling (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.06.2022
Gewicht: 0,224 kg
Artikel-ID: 120566105
Über den Autor
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world’s most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling’s. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.

They are the authors of the Weird Maths trilogy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction

1 Of Sand and Stars

2 At the Limits of Reality

3 Maths Unbound

4 Up, Up and Away

5 G Whizz

6 Conway’s Chains

7 Ackermann and the Power of Recursion

8 Figure This – If You Can

9 Infinite Matters

10 Growing Fast

11 Does Not Compute!

12 The Strange World of the Googologist

13 Bridge to Beyond

14 The Biggest Number of All

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Useful websites and webpages

References
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XII
244 S.
ISBN-13: 9780861543052
ISBN-10: 086154305X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Darling, David
Banerjee, Agnijo
Hersteller: Oneworld Publications
Maße: 197 x 131 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Darling (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.06.2022
Gewicht: 0,224 kg
Artikel-ID: 120566105
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