The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.

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Barry Mazur is a celebrated pure mathematician. He is University Professor at Harvard, Harvard's most distinguished faculty post. His work has been influential in many fields and proved vital for the solution of Fermat Last Theorem. Known for the technique called "Mazur's Swindle".

Titel
Imagining Numbers
Untertitel
(Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
EAN
9780141931708
ISBN
978-0-14-193170-8
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
25.03.2004
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
4.87 MB
Anzahl Seiten
288
Jahr
2004
Untertitel
Englisch
Features
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