Imagining numbers : particularly the square root of minus fifteen
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Allen Lane, ©2003Description: xvi, 270 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780141008875
- 510.1 MAZ-I
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
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