Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)
By: Barry Mazur
Publisher: Allen Lane; Allen Lane/Penquin Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780713996302
Subjects: Mathematics; Philosophy; Imagination; Mathématiques; Philosophie
Description: Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. 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?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.