Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics

Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics

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Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics, Second Edition explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress. The author puts these creations into a broader context involving related "impossibilities" from art, literature, philosophy, and physics. This new edition contains many new exercises and commentaries, clearly discussing a wide range of challenging subjects.

ISBN

9781138586109

Publication Date

5-16-2018

Publisher

CRC Press

City

Boca Raton, FL

Keywords

History of Mathematics, mathematical inventions

Disciplines

History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Mathematics

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