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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics
Contributor(s): Cheng, Eugenia (Author)

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 ISBN: 1541644131     ISBN-13: 9781541644137
Publisher: Basic Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Infinity
- Mathematics | Study & Teaching
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
Dewey: 511.3
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.70 lbs) 304 pages
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" Cheng] does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." -- Wall Street Journal

How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.
 
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