Infinity : a very short introduction / Ian Stewart.
In this 'Very Short Introduction', Ian Stewart discusses infinity in mathematics while also drawing in the various other aspects of infinity and explaining some of the major problems and insights arising from this concept. He argues that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intel...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
519. |
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| Summary: | In this 'Very Short Introduction', Ian Stewart discusses infinity in mathematics while also drawing in the various other aspects of infinity and explaining some of the major problems and insights arising from this concept. He argues that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise but that it is instead a concept with important practical everyday applications, and considers how mathematicians use infinity and infinitesimals to answer questions or supply techniques that do not appear to involve the infinite. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 131) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198755234 0198755236 |