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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics - Paperback

by Eugenia Cheng
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eugenia ChengPublish date:2018-05-01Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541644137ISBN-10:1541644131UPC:9781541644137Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Infinity, Study & Teaching, History & PhilosophySize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCGGK3AQK4
How one powerful concept reveals the biggest (and smallest) mathematical truths

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541644137ISBN-10:1541644131UPC:9781541644137Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Infinity, Study & Teaching, History & PhilosophySize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCGGK3AQK4
Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at City, University of London. She has authored numerous titles, including How to Bake Pi, Beyond Infinity, The Art of Logic, and x + y. Cheng lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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