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Ellen Kaplan,Robert Kaplan

The Art of the Infinite

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A classic now available in a new, expanded edition-a witty, literate, and accessible tour of the world of mathematics. The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Robert and Ellen Kaplan guide us through the Â†ÂœRepublic of Numbers,†? where we meet both its upstanding citizens and its more shadowy dwellers; and transport us across the plane of geometry into the unlikely realm where parallel lines meet. The journey is enriched by deft character studies of great mathematicians (and equally colorful lesser ones). And as we go deeper into infinity, we explore the most profound mystery of mathematics: Are its principles eternal truths that we discover? Or ones that we invent?
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1,477 printed pages
Publication year
2014
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