Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen): Particulary the Square Root of Minus Fifteen - Softcover

Mazur, Barry

 
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The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.

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Barry Mazur is a celebrated pure mathematician. He is University Professor at Harvard, Harvard's most distinguished faculty post. His work has been influential in many fields and proved vital for the solution of Fermat Last Theorem. Known for the technique called "Mazur's Swindle".

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ISBN 10:  0713996307 ISBN 13:  9780713996302
Verlag: Allen Lane, 2003
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