Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

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Barry Mazur invites lovers of poetry to make a leap into mathematics. Through discussions of the role of the imagination and imagery in both poetry and mathematics, Mazur reviews the writings of the early mathematical explorers and reveals the early bafflement of these Renaissance thinkers faced with imaginary numbers. Then he shows us, step-by-step, how to begin imagining these strange mathematical objects ourselves.

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EAN/ISBN:: 9780312421878
Edition:: Reprint
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 288
Publication date:: 2004-02-01
Publisher:: Picador
Manufacturer:: Unknown

EAN/ISBN:: 9780312421878
Edition:: Reprint
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 288
Publication date:: 2004-02-01
Publisher:: Picador
Manufacturer:: Unknown

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