Imagining Numbers

Barry Mazur invites lovers of poetry to make a leap into mathematics. Through discussions of the role of the imagination and imagery in both poetry and mathematics, Mazur reviews the writings of the early mathematical explorers and reveals the early bafflement of these Renaissance thinkers faced with imaginary numbers. Then he shows us, step-by-step, how to begin imagining these strange mathematical objects ourselves.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/01/2004
ISBN: 9780312421878
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.70d