Infinity : a very short introduction /
Stewart, Ian.
Infinity : a very short introduction / Ian Stewart. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xvi, 143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions, 519. .
Puzzles, proofs, and paradoxes --
Encounters with the infinite --
Historical views of infinity --
The flipside of infinity --
Geometric infinity --
Physical infinity --
Counting infinity.
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.
9780198755234 (pbk.)
Mathematics. General principles of mathematics. Symbolic logic. Mathematical logic.
511.3
Infinity : a very short introduction / Ian Stewart. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xvi, 143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions, 519. .
Puzzles, proofs, and paradoxes --
Encounters with the infinite --
Historical views of infinity --
The flipside of infinity --
Geometric infinity --
Physical infinity --
Counting infinity.
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.
9780198755234 (pbk.)
Mathematics. General principles of mathematics. Symbolic logic. Mathematical logic.
511.3