An Imaginary Tale: The Story of the Square Root of -1: The Story of √-1 - Softcover

Nahin, Paul J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691127980 ISBN 13: 9780691127989

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2007

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Presents the 2000-year-old-history of the square root of minus one, one of mathematics' most elusive numbers.

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Paul J. Nahin is the author of many best-selling popular math books, including Digital Dice, Chases and Escapes, Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula, When Least Is Best, Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers, and Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.

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"Dispelling many common myths about the origin of the mystic 'imaginary' unit, Nahin tells the story ofi from a historic as well as human perspective. His enthusiasm and informal style easily catch on to the reader.An Imaginary Tale is a must for anyone curious about the evolution of our number concept."--Eli Maor, author ofTrigonometric Delights, e: The Story of a Number, and To Infinity and Beyond

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• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691127980
• ISBN 13: 9780691127989
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 267
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