Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 194 pages)
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781470424800
Series Statement:
Mathematical world Volume 21
Uniform Title:
L 'Aventure des nombres
Content:
Numbers are fascinating. The fascination begins in childhood, when we first learn to count. It continues as we learn arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and so on. Eventually, we learn that numbers not only help us to measure the world, but also to understand it and, to some extent, to control it. In The Adventure of Numbers, Gilles Godefroy follows the thread of our expanding understanding of numbers to lead us through the history of mathematics. His goal is to share the joy of discovering and understanding this great adventure of the mind. The development of mathematics has been punctuated by a n
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821833049
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Godefroy, Gilles The adventure of numbers Providence, RI : American Mathematical Society, 2004 ISBN 9780821833049
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0821833049
Language:
English
Subjects:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Zahl
;
Unterhaltungsmathematik
;
Mathematik
;
Geschichte
;
Zahlentheorie
;
Populärwissenschaftliche Darstellung
URL:
http://www.ams.org/books/mawrld/021/
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/mawrld/021
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