How Numbers Work

Discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics

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John Murray
27 March 2018

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Philosophy of mathematics; Popular science

Series: New Scientist Instant Expert

Think of a number between one and ten.

No, hang on, let's make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to the whole numbers, there are a lot to choose from - an infinite number in fact. Throw in decimal fractions and infinity suddenly gets an awful lot bigger (is that even possible?) And then there are the negative numbers, the imaginary numbers, the irrational numbers like p which never end. It literally never ends.

The world of numbers is indeed strange and beautiful. Among its inhabitants are some really notable characters - p, e, the "imaginary" number i and the famous golden ratio to name just a few. Prime numbers occupy a special status. Zero is very odd indeed: is it a number, or isn't it?

How Numbers Worktakes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself.

By: New Scientist
Imprint: John Murray
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781473629745
ISBN 10: 1473629748
Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

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