现货 Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics [9781541644137]

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作者Eugenia Cheng

出版社Basic Books

ISBN9781541644137

出版时间2018-05

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页数304页

正文语种英语

上书时间2023-03-14

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商品描述: [Cheng] does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." -- Wall Street Journal How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all..."

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