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Imagining Numbers

Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Barry Mazur
Aineistotyyppi: Printed Book
Julkaistu: London Penguin Books 2004
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Yhteenveto:Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?
Ulkoasu:xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN:9780141008875