Yearning for the Impossible

Yearning for the Impossible

Title: Yearning for the Impossible
Author: John Stillwell
Release: 2018-04-27
Kind: ebook
Genre: Mathematics, Books, Science & Nature
Size: 12070835
Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics, Second Edition explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress. The author puts these creations into a broader context involving related "impossibilities" from art, literature, philosophy, and physics. This new edition contains many new exercises and commentaries, clearly discussing a wide range of challenging subjects.

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