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Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
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Published:
27 March, 2003
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This is a book about the imagination in general and about the mathematical imagination in particular. Barry Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences. When we read a line of poetry - "The yellow of the tulip" - what is it we experience in the mind's eye? And when we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780713996302 |
| ISBN10 | 0713996307 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 399 g |
| Product Dimensions | 136 x 32 x 200 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Allen Lane |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
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Author's Bio
Barry Mazur is a celebrated pure mathematician. He is University Professor at Harvard, Harvard's most distinguished faculty post. His work has been influential in many fields and proved vital for the solution of Fermat Last Theorem. Known for the technique called Mazur's Swindle .