Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World - Couverture rigide

Clegg, Brian

 
9781250081049: Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1250081041 ISBN 13 : 9781250081049
Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2016

Synopsis

Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organised their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real?, Brian Clegg explores the way that math has become more and more detached from reality, and yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader's eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar entities that are numbers.

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Éditeur
St Martin's Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1250081041
ISBN 13 
9781250081049
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781472139764: Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationships Between Maths and the Physical World

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ISBN 10 :  1472139763 ISBN 13 :  9781472139764
Editeur : Robinson, 2017
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