Is Maths Real? (eBook)

How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths

Eugenia Cheng (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
ProFile (Verlag)
978-1-78283-924-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "e;Just tell me the answer"e; and more towards "e;Wait, but why?"e;' JORDAN ELLENBERGTo many, maths feels like an unmapped wilderness. Between abstract concepts like imaginary numbers and infinity, it can sometimes feel like a lot of maths is just made up. Why, for example, is 1 not a prime? Why do two negatives cancel each other out? Where does trigonometry come from? Is maths even real? Abstract mathematician Eugenia Cheng shows that curiosity is the best teacher. Is Maths Real? takes us on a scintillating tour of the simple questions that provoke mathematics' deepest insights. 'Intriguing...celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath'NEW SCIENTIST'Masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple'FRANCIS SU'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician'DAILY TELEGRAPH

Rezensionen

A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"

A brilliant rebuttal to those who see math as only about right answers, rather than about creative discovery. [Cheng] masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple

Reminds us that maths is driven by human curiosity and creativity - not by right and wrong answers

Intriguing ... Celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath

Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician ... This is a human pursuit, depicted here from the inside

An entertaining foray into the more philosophical realms of mathematics ... for the budding mathematician in the house, to say nothing of lovers of puzzles and enigmas

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2023
• Zusatzinfo: Diagrams
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Logik / Mengenlehre
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: adam rutherford • alex bellos alex’s adventures in numberland • bobby seagull the life-changing magic of numbers • carlo rovelli seven brief lessons on physics • Daniel Levitin the organized mind • Eric Monkman • Hannah Fry • history of maths • is maths real • Jim Al-Khalili • jordan ellenberg how not to be wrong • Marcus Du Sautoy the number mysteries • Mathematical Logic • Mathematics • matt parker humble pi • matt parker things to make and do in the fourth dimension • Popular science • randall munroe what if • rob eastaway maths on the back of an envelope • The Art of Logic
• ISBN-10: 1-78283-924-0 / 1782839240
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78283-924-8 / 9781782839248