Numbers
Author(s): Peter M. Higgins
Introducing & Short History Series
In this Very Short Introduction Peter M. Higgins presents an overview of the number types featured in modern science and mathematics. Providing a non-technical account, he explores the evolution of the modern number system, examines the fascinating role of primes, and explains their role in contemporary cryptography.
Product Information
1. How not to think about numbers: the trouble with bases; 2. The unending series of primes; 3. Perfect and not so perfect numbers; 4. Cryptography: the secret life of the primes; 5. Numbers that count; 6. A peek below the waterline of the number iceberg; 7. To infinity and beyond; 8. Numbers but not as we know them; Further Reading; Index
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.128
- : 01 February 2011
- : 173mm X 120mm X 17mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter M. Higgins
- : Paperback
- : 510
- : 144
- : 15 black and white halftones