Robert Kaplan

Broschiertes Buch

The Nothing That Is

A Natural History of Zero

Illustrator: Kaplan, Ellen

Beschreibung

For math professor Kaplan, the history of zero is a lens for looking not only into the evolution of mathematics but into very nature of human thought. "Where did the familiar hollow circle that we use to denote zero come from? That's a story fraught with mystery, and Mr. Kaplan tells it well".--"Wall Street Journal". 38 illustrations.

Autor

Robert Kaplan has taught mathematics to people from six to sixty, most recently at Harvard University. In 1994, with his wife Ellen, he founded The Math Circle, a program, open to the public, for the enjoyment of pure mathematics. He has also taught Philosophy, Greek, German, Sanskrit, and Inspired Guessing. Robert Kaplan lives in Cambridge, MA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 120mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780195142372
• ISBN-10: 0195142373
• Artikelnr.: 13891176