Numbers : The Universal Language

Denis Guedj

ISBN 10: 0500300801 / ISBN 13: 9780500300800

Edité par Thames and Hudson, 1998

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Synopsis :

Numbers are all around us and we take them for granted. Who first invented them? How old are they, and how were they developed? How did they come to represent abstract, universal concepts? How do they vary in different parts of the world today? Who invented algebra? Geometry? Calculus? Zero? How do these ideas affect our daily lives? This information-packed book uses clear language and over 130 illustrations to describe the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers, the concepts of zero and infinity - as well as the ways in which numbers have been used in art and other disciplines.

À propos de l?auteur: Denis Guedj is a professor of the history of science at the University of Paris-VIII, where he has also taught mathematics and film. As well as being a filmmaker and performer, he is author of numerous books on the history of mathematics and science.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Numbers : The Universal Language
Éditeur : Thames and Hudson
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good