Imagining numbers : (Record no. 189696)
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| fixed length control field | 01438nam a22002537a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | IIITD |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240928154219.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240927b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780141008875 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | IIITD |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.1 |
| Item number | MAZ-I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mazur, Barry |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Imagining numbers : |
| Remainder of title | particularly the square root of minus fifteen |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Barry Mazur |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Allen Lane, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ©2003 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 270 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | PART I<br/>Chapter 1.The imagination and roots.<br/>Chapter 2. Square roots and the imagination<br/>Chapter 3. Looking at numbers<br/>Chapter 4. Permission and laws<br/>Chapter 5. Economy of expression<br/>Chapter 6. Justifying laws |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | PART II<br/>Chapter 7. Bombelli's puzzle<br/>Chapter 8. Stretching the image<br/>Chapter 9. Putting geometry into numbers<br/>Chapter 10. Seeing the geometry in the numbers |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | PART III<br/>Chapter 11. The literature of discovery of geometry in numbers<br/>Chapter 12. Understanding algebra via geometry |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Imagination. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics -- Philosophy. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Vendor/Supplier | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Mathematics | IIITD | IIITD | General Stacks | 27/09/2024 | £8.99 | 510.1 MAZ-I | G02695 | 27/09/2024 | £8.99 | 27/09/2024 | Gifted by Samaresh chatterjee | Books | Gifted by Samaresh chatterjee |