Infinity: A Very Short Introduction by Stewart, Ian
Infinity: A Very Short Introduction by Stewart, Ian

Infinity: A Very Short Introduction

Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as...
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Author: Ian Stewart
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Infinity: A Very Short Introduction by Stewart, Ian

Infinity: A Very Short Introduction

CHF 15.89
Infinity: A Very Short Introduction by Stewart, Ian

Infinity: A Very Short Introduction

CHF 15.89
Author: Ian Stewart
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important contributions from Euclid, Aristotle, Eudoxus, and Archimedes. The infinitely large (infinite) is intimately related to the infinitely small (infinitesimal). Cosmologists consider sweeping questions about whether space and time are infinite. Philosophers and mathematicians ranging from Zeno to Russell have posed numerous paradoxes about infinity and infinitesimals. Many vital areas of mathematics rest upon some version of infinity. The most obvious, and the first context in which major new techniques depended on formulating infinite processes, is calculus. But there are many others, for example Fourier analysis and fractals.

In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Stewart discusses infinity in mathematics while also drawing in the various other aspects of infinity and explaining some of the major problems and insights arising from this concept. He argues that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise but that it is instead a concept with important practical everyday applications, and considers how mathematicians use infinity and infinitesimals to answer questions or supply techniques that do not appear to involve the infinite.


Author: Ian Stewart
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/23/2017
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780198755234

About the Author

Professor Ian Stewart of Warwick University is a well-known and highly successful writer on mathematics and its applications. He has authored over 80 books including From Here to Infinity (OUP, 1996), Does God Play Dice? (Penguin, 1997), Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2013), and the
bestselling series The Science of Discworld I, II, III, and IV with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen.

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