Title

Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.

Author

Cheng, Eugenia,

Publication

• New York : Basic Books, [2017]
• ©2017

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Details

Found In

OKS Print

Description

x, 284 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Alternative Title

Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics

Subjects

• Infinite
• Mathematics

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.

Call Number

JFD 18-1718

ISBN

• 9780465094813
• 0465094813

LCCN

• 2017931084
• 99974763442
• 40027185485

Author

Cheng, Eugenia, author.

Title

Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.

Publisher

New York : Basic Books, [2017]

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Summary

A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Added Title

Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics

Found In:

OKS Print

Other Standard Identifier

99974763442

40027185485

Research Call Number

JFD 18-1718