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Negative math : how mathematical rules can be positively bent : an easy introduction to the study of developing algebraic rules to describe relations among things /
Explores controversies in the history of numbers, especially the so-called negative and ''impossible'' numbers. This book uses history, puzzles, and lively debates to demonstrate how it is possible to devise new artificial systems of mathematical rules. It contends that departure...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Explores controversies in the history of numbers, especially the so-called negative and ''impossible'' numbers. This book uses history, puzzles, and lively debates to demonstrate how it is possible to devise new artificial systems of mathematical rules. It contends that departures from traditional rules can even be the basis for new applications. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691187822 0691187827 |