Are numbers real: the uncanny relationships between maths and the physical world
Clegg, Brian
Are numbers real: the uncanny relationships between maths and the physical world - London : Constable & Robinson, 2017. - 288p.: 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real? Brian Clegg explores the way that maths has become more and more detached from reality, yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader's eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar world of numbers.
9781472139764
Mathematics Popular Works.
Numbers Natural
Counting Sheep
Counting Goats
All Is Number
Elegant Fraction
Counting Sand
Symmetry Games
Infinity And Beyond
Alll In Imagination
512.7209 / CLE
Are numbers real: the uncanny relationships between maths and the physical world - London : Constable & Robinson, 2017. - 288p.: 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real? Brian Clegg explores the way that maths has become more and more detached from reality, yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader's eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar world of numbers.
9781472139764
Mathematics Popular Works.
Numbers Natural
Counting Sheep
Counting Goats
All Is Number
Elegant Fraction
Counting Sand
Symmetry Games
Infinity And Beyond
Alll In Imagination
512.7209 / CLE
