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Beschreibung
A retitled and revised edition of Ian Stewart's The Problem of Mathematics, this is the perfect guide to today's mathematics. Read about the latest discoveries, including Andrew Wile's amazing proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, the newest advances in knot theory, the Four Colour Theorem, Chaos Theory, and fake four-dimensial spaces. See how simple concepts from probability theory shed light on the National Lottery and tell you how to maximize your winnings. Discover how infinitesimals become respectable, why there are different kinds of infinity, and how to square the circle with the mathematical equivalent of a pair of scissors.
A retitled and revised edition of Ian Stewart's The Problem of Mathematics, this is the perfect guide to today's mathematics. Read about the latest discoveries, including Andrew Wile's amazing proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, the newest advances in knot theory, the Four Colour Theorem, Chaos Theory, and fake four-dimensial spaces. See how simple concepts from probability theory shed light on the National Lottery and tell you how to maximize your winnings. Discover how infinitesimals become respectable, why there are different kinds of infinity, and how to square the circle with the mathematical equivalent of a pair of scissors.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Oxford Paperbacks
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780192832023
ISBN-10: 0192832026
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stewart, Ian
Auflage: Revised
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Abbildungen: line figures
Maße: 198 x 130 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Ian Stewart
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.04.1996
Gewicht: 0,345 kg
Artikel-ID: 101401394

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