Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.
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نصالناشر:New York : Basic Books, [2017]تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2017وصف:x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
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- 9780465094813
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- Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics
- QA9 .C48618 2017
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QA9 .C48618 2017 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000051137 |
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| QA9 B62 2010 The nature of mathematics; a critical survey, | QA9 B62 2010 The nature of mathematics; a critical survey, | QA9 .C48618 2017 Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / | QA9 .C48618 2017 Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / | QA9 .C52 2019 The collected works of Alonzo Church / | QA9 .C52 2019 The collected works of Alonzo Church / | QA9 .C52 2019 The collected works of Alonzo Church / |
Includes index.
The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
