The Art of the Infinite : Our lost language of numbers
Author(s): Robert Kaplan
'Glorious ... This is mathematics for the soul - just the way it should be' New Scientist It is a thing of infinite beauty, wonder and elegance. It holds the key to the mysteries of the universe and is as harmonious as the most powerful music or poetry. So why are so many of us scared of mathematics? In The Art of the Infinite Robert and Ellen Kaplan unlock the secrets of maths ? revealing it to be our lost, native language, as much a part of us as the words we use every day. Number and form, they reveal, are the essence of our world: from the patterns of the stars to the pulses of the market, from the beats of our hearts to catching a ball or tying our shoelaces. Drawing on science, literature, history and philosophy, and introducing geniuses from Alcibiades, the enfant terrible of Athens, to Gauss, the Mozart of numbers, this inspiring book makes the mysteries of maths accessible and its rich patterns brilliantly clear.
Product Information
Co-authors Robert and Ellen Kaplan are husband and wife. Robert Kaplan has taught mathematics (most recently at Harvard Universtiy). He also taught Greek, German, Sanskrit and inspred guessing. In addition to teaching mathematics at Harvard University, Ellen Kaplan has taught history, Latin and biology. Together they have founded The Math Circle, a school for the enjoyment of pure mathematics.
General Fields
- :
- : pengui
- : pengui
- : 0.258
- : 26 August 2004
- : 198mm X 130mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Robert Kaplan
- : Paperback
- : 510
- : 336