Numbers: A Very Short Introduction

Numbers are integral to our everyday lives and factor into almost everything we do. In this Very...
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Author: Peter M. Higgins
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Numbers: A Very Short Introduction by Higgins, Peter M.

Numbers: A Very Short Introduction

$27.05

Numbers: A Very Short Introduction

$27.05
Author: Peter M. Higgins
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Numbers are integral to our everyday lives and factor into almost everything we do. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter M. Higgins, a renowned popular-science writer, unravels the world of numbers, demonstrating its richness and providing an overview of all the number types that feature in modern science and mathematics. Indeed, Higgins paints a crystal-clear picture of the number world, showing how the modern number system matured over many centuries, and introducing key concepts such as integers, fractions, real and imaginary numbers, and complex numbers. Higgins sheds light on such fascinating topics as the series of primes, describing how primes are now used to encrypt confidential data on the internet. He also explores the infinite nature of number collections and explains how the so-called real numbers knit together to form the continuum of the number line. Written in the fashion of Higgins' highly popular science paperbacks, Numbers accurately explains the nature of
numbers and how so-called complex numbers and number systems are used in calculations that arise in real problems.


Author: Peter M. Higgins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/22/2011
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780199584055

About the Author

Peter M. Higgins is Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Essex University. The author of five popular mathematics books, he is the inventor of Circular Sodoku.

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