Imagining numbers : particularly the square root of minus fifteen

By:

Mazur, Barry

Material type: Text

9780141008875

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DDC classification:

510.1 MAZ-I

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Mathematics	510.1 MAZ-I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted by Samaresh chatterjee		G02695

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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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