Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics

By:

Cheng, Eugenia

Material type: Text

9781781252864

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

511.3 23 CHE-B

LOC classification:

QA9 .C48618 2017

Contents:

part one : The Journey... 1. What is infinity? 2. Playing with infinity 3. What infinity is not 4. Infinity slips away from us again 5. Counting up to infinity 6. Some things are more infinite than others 7. Counting beyond infinity 8. Comparing infinities 9. What infinity is part two : The Sights... 10. Where is infinity? 11. Things that are nearly infinity 12. Infinite dimensions 13. Infinite-dimensional categories 14. The infinitesimally small 15. When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) 16. Weirdness 17. Where infinity is

Summary: A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.--

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Mathematics	511.3 CHE-B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012394

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This book includes index.

part one : The Journey... 1. What is infinity?
2. Playing with infinity
3. What infinity is not
4. Infinity slips away from us again
5. Counting up to infinity
6. Some things are more infinite than others
7. Counting beyond infinity
8. Comparing infinities
9. What infinity is part two : The Sights... 10. Where is infinity?
11. Things that are nearly infinity
12. Infinite dimensions
13. Infinite-dimensional categories
14. The infinitesimally small
15. When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain)
16. Weirdness
17. Where infinity is

A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.--

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