num_pages: 328
description: From mathematics and computers to insights into the workings of the human mind, Mind Tools is a reflection of the latest intelligence from the frontiers of mathematical thought. Illuminated by more than 100 drawings, Mind Tools connects mathematics to the world around us. It reveals that the great power of mathematics comes from the fact that it serves as an alternative language for understanding things -- from one's hand to the size of infinity. Exploring such concepts as digital versus analog processes, logic as a computing tool, and communication as information transmission, Rudy Rucker presents the "mind tools" for a postmodern age.
language: English
title: Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality
titlecomplete: Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality
genres: Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Mathematics
ratings_count: 136
publisher: Houghton Mifflin