Professor Stewart's incredible numbers
By: Ian Stewart
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780465042722
Subjects: Miscellanea; Number theory; Popular works; Mathematics
Other titles: Incredible numbers
Description: A delightful introduction to the numbers that surround us, from the common (Pi and 2) to the uncommon but no less consequential (1.059463 and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000). Along the way, Stewart takes us through prime numbers, cubic equations, the concept of zero, the possible positions on the Rubik's Cube, the role of numbers in human history, and beyond!
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Numbers; title: The indivisible unit; title: Odd and even; title: Cubic equation; title: Square; title: Pythagorean hypotenuse; title: Kissing number; title: Fourth prime; title: Fibonacci cube; title: Magic square; title: Decimal system; title: Is nothing a number; title: Less than nothing; title: Imaginary number; title: Dividing the indivisible; title: Approximation to [pi]; title: Tower of Hanoi; title: First known irrational; title: Circle measurement; title: Golden number; title: Natural logarithms; title: Fractals; title: Sphere packing; title: Musical scale; title: Apery's constant; title: Euler's constant; title: String theory; title: Pentominoes; title: Polygons and patterns; title: Birthday paradox; title: Secret codes; title: Sausage conjecture; title: Finite geometry; title: Factorials; title: Rubik cube; title: Sodoku; title: Largest known prime; title: Smallest infinity; title: Cardinal continuum; title: Not boring at all.