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Uses of Infinity /
The word 'infinity' usually elicits feelings of awe, wonder, and admiration; the concept infinity has fascinated philosophers and theologians. The author shows how professional mathematicians tame this unwieldy concept, come to terms with it, and use its various aspects as their most power...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Anneli Lax new mathematical library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Uses of Infinity
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Popular and Mathematical Infinities
- Chapter 2. From Natural Numbers to â?š2
- Chapter 3. From â?š2 to the Transfinite
- Chapter 4. Zig-Zags: To the Limit if the Limit Exists
- Chapter 5. The Self Perpetuating Golden Rectangle
- Chapter 6. Constructions and Proofs
- Solutions to Problems
- Bibliography