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OverviewJourney through the world of numbers with the foremost authorities and writers in the field. John Horton Conway and Richard K. Guy are two of the most accomplished, creative, and engaging number theorists any mathematically minded reader could hope to encounter. In this book, Conway and Guy lead the reader on an imaginative, often astonishing tour of the landscape of numbers. The Book of Numbers is just that - an engagingly written, heavily illustrated introduction to the fascinating, sometimes surprising properties of numbers and number patterns. The book opens up a world of topics, theories, and applications, exploring intriguing aspects of real numbers, systems, arrays and sequences, and much more. Readers will be able to use figures to figure out figures, rub elbows with famous families of numbers, prove the primacy of primes, fathom the fruitfulness of fractions, imagine imaginary numbers, investigate the infinite and infinitesimal and more. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John H. Conway , Richard GuyPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Copernicus Books Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9781461284888ISBN 10: 1461284880 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 15 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. The Romance of Numbers 2. Figures from Figures Doing Arithmetic and Algebra by Geometry 3. What Comes Next? 4. Famous Families of Numbers 5. The Primacy of Primes 6. Further Fruitfulness of Fractions 7. Geometric Problems and Algebraic Numbers 8. Imagining Imaginary Numbers 9. Some Transcendental Numbers 10. Infinite and Infinitesimal NumbersReviewsFrom the reviews: This is a really fascinating book either to read or to browse in, or for reference - there is a good index, and I can strongly recommend it - it should be in every school and college library! The Mathematical Gazette A delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination. Science News The great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow. New Scientist "From the reviews: ""This is a really fascinating book either to read or to browse in, or for reference - there is a good index, and I can strongly recommend it - it should be in every school and college library!"" The Mathematical Gazette ""… A delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination."" Science News ""… The great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching … You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow."" New Scientist" From the reviews: This is a really fascinating book either to read or to browse in, or for reference - there is a good index, and I can strongly recommend it - it should be in every school and college library! The Mathematical Gazette ... A delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination. Science News ... The great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching ... You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow. New Scientist Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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