Think of a Number: Ideas, concepts and problems which challenge the mind and baffle the experts - Softcover

Lines M E, Malcolm

 
9780852741832: Think of a Number: Ideas, concepts and problems which challenge the mind and baffle the experts

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Written in a lively and readable style, Think of a Number relates the story of some of the most famous problems that have confronted the world’s experts over the centuries, from the earliest interests of the ancient Greeks to the very cutting-edge of modern research involving today’s most powerful computers. The book also explores the relationship between numbers and nature in its broadest sense and discovers the beauty of fractals and chaos. Requiring little or no prior knowledge of mathematics, this resource will be fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in numbers and their role in the natural world.

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Written in a lively and readable style, 'Think of a Number' tells the story of some of the most famous problems which have confronted the world's experts over the centuries, from the earliest interests of the Ancient Greeks to the very powerful computers.

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ISBN 10:  1138429988 ISBN 13:  9781138429987
Verlag: CRC Press, 2017
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