Ian Stewart (University of Warwi Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

Broschiertes Buch

Infinity

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

Ian Stewart considers the concept of infinity and the profound role it plays in mathematics, logic, physics, cosmology, and philosophy. He shows that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise, and analyses its important practical everyday applications.

Autor

Professor Ian Stewart of Warwick University is a well-known and highly successful writer on mathematics and its applications. He has authored over 80 books including From Here to Infinity (OUP, 1996), Does God Play Dice? (Penguin, 1997), Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2013), and the bestselling series The Science of Discworld I, II, III, and IV with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 108mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9780198755234
• ISBN-10: 0198755236
• Artikelnr.: 47096923