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9780195176063

The Art of the Infinite The Pleasures of Mathematics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195176063

  • ISBN10:

    0195176065

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-11-18
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

From the author of international bestseller "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" comes a witty, literate, and accessible tour of the world of mathematics. 348 line illustrations.

Author Biography


Robert and Ellen Kaplan are the founders of The Math Circle, a school, open to anyone of any age, that teaches the enjoyment of mathematics. They have been invited to lecture on mathematics teaching and the Math Circle to organizations such as the American Mathematical Society and universities in Spain and Switzerland. They live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
An Invitation 1(2)
Chapter One Time and the Mind 3(26)
Chapter Two How Do We Hold These Truths? 29(27)
Chapter Three Designs on a Locked Chest 56(19)
Interlude The Infinite and the Indefinite 75(2)
Chapter Four Skipping Stones 77(23)
Chapter Five Euclid Alone 100(31)
Interlude Longing and the Infinite 131(2)
Chapter Six The Eagle of Algebra 133(34)
Chapter Seven Into the Highlands 167(33)
Interlude The Infinite and the Unknown 200(2)
Chapter Eight Back of Beyond 202(26)
Chapter Nine The Abyss 228(35)
Appendix 263(52)
Bibliography 315(2)
Index 317

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