A Guide to Infinity: Ten Mathematical Journeys - Couverture rigide

Scheinerman, Edward R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300284799 ISBN 13 : 9780300284799

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2026

Synopsis

An accessible introduction to mathematical infinity for the endlessly curious

Infinity has traditionally been a topic for philosophers, physicists, and artists, and it can be large, scary, or highly metaphorical. For mathematicians, however, infinity is not frightening or hopelessly abstract (though it is certainly big) but rather is a normal part of their work. In this guide, award-winning professor and author Edward R. Scheinerman offers an exploration of infinity for the curious. This is real math for real people, and you do not need a mastery of calculus to understand and enjoy it.

Through witty and accessible prose, along with many illustrations, Scheinerman demonstrates how infinity is used in algebra, geometry, and logic, touching on hyperreal numbers, the hyperbolic plane, transfinite ordinals, and more. He ends each chapter with tantalizing questions to inspire readers toward further--infinite?--investigation. This book, by the author of The Mathematics Lover's Companion, is for students, mathophiles, engineers, scientists, accountants--even people who fear mathematics!

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Edward R. Scheinerman is professor of applied mathematics and statistics and a vice dean at the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Mathematics Lover's Companion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300284799
• ISBN 13: 9780300284799
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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