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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Shapira, Haim, 1962- author.     Subjects     Infinite.     Mathematics.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shapira, Haim, 1962- author.       by title:      Eight lessons on inf...         MARC Display

Eight lessons on infinity : a mathematical adventure / Haim Shapira, PhD ; translated by the Hebrew by Linda Yechiel. by Shapira, Haim, 1962- author. London : Duncan Baird Publishing, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited, 2019. Subjects Infinite.   Mathematics. ISBN:  9781786781840 (paperback) : 1786781840 (paperback) Description:  vi, 243 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "In this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity. Written in clear, simple language and aimed at a lay audience, this book also offers some strategies that will allow readers to try their ability at solving truly fascinating mathematical problems. Infinity is a deeply counter-intuitive concept that has inspired many great thinkers. In this book we will meet many sages, both familiar and unfamiliar: Zeno and Pythagoras, Georg Cantor and Bertrand Russell, Sofia Kovalevskaya and Emmy Noether, al-Khwarizmi and Euclid, Sophie Germain and Srinivasa Ramanujan. The world of infinity is inhabited by many paradoxes, and so is this book: Zeno paradoxes, Hilbert's "Infinity Hotel", Achilles and the gods paradox, the paradox of heaven and hell, the Ross-Littlewood paradox involving tennis balls, the Galileo paradox and many more. Aimed at the curious but non-technical reader, this book refrains from using any fearsome mathematical symbols. It uses only the most basic operations of mathematics: adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, powers and roots - that is all. But that doesn't mean that a bit of deep thinking won't be necessary and rewarding. Writing with humour and lightness of touch, Haim Shapira banishes the chalky pallor of the schoolroom and offers instead a truly thrilling intellectual journey. Fasten your seatbelt - we are going to Infinity, and beyond!" --Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 511.3 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 511.3 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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