Infinity: Beyond the Beyond the Beyond - Brossura

Lieber, Lillian Rosanoff

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1589880366 ISBN 13: 9781589880368

Casa editrice: Paul Dry Books Inc, 2007

Riassunto

"The interpolations tying mathematics into human life and thought are brilliantly clear."Booklist

"Her presentation…is conversational and humorous, and should help to simplify some complex concepts."Kirkus

Infinity. It sounds simple…but is it? This elegant, accessible, and playful book artfully illuminates one of the most intriguing ideas in mathematics. Lillian Lieber presents an entertaining, yet thorough, explanation of the concept and cleverly connects mathematical reasoning to larger issues in society. Infinity includes a new foreword by Harvard professor Barry Mazur.

"Another excellent book for the lay reader of mathematics…In explaining [infinity], the author introduces the reader to a good many other mathematical terms and concepts that seem unintelligible in a formal text but are much less formidable when presented in the author's individual and very readable style."Library Journal

"Mrs. Lieber, in this text illustrated by her husband, Hugh Gray Lieber, has tackled the formidable task of explaining infinity in simple terms, in short line, short sentence technique popularized by her inThe Education of T.C. MITS."Chicago Sunday Tribune

Lillian Lieber was the head of the Department of Mathematics at Long Island University. She wrote a series of lighthearted (and well-respected) math books in the 1940s, includingThe Einstein Theory of Relativity and The Education of T.C. MITS (also published by Paul Dry Books).

Hugh Gray Lieber was the head of the Department of Fine Arts at Long Island University. He illustrated many books written by his wife Lillian.

Barry Mazur is a mathematician and is the Gerhard Gade University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author ofImagining Numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen). He has won numerous honors in his field, including the Veblen Prize, Cole Prize, Steele Prize, and Chauvenet Prize.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Lillian R. Lieber was Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics at Long Island University. She wrote a series of light-hearted (and well-respected) math books, many of them illustrated by her husband. Hugh Gray Lieber was Professor and Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Long Island University. Barry Mazur does his mathematics at Harvard University and lives in Cambridge, Massachussetts, with the writer Grace Dane Mazur. He is the author of "Imagining Numbers (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)" (FSG, 2003). He has won numerous prizes in his field, including the Veblen Prize, Cole Prize, Steele Prize, and Chauvenet Prize.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Paul Dry Books Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1589880366
• ISBN 13: 9781589880368
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Lieber Hugh Gray
• Numero di pagine: 262
• Redattore: Mazur Barry
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile