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100 _aCheng, Eugenia
245 1 0 _aBeyond infinity :
_ban expedition to the outer limits of mathematics
_cby Eugenia Cheng
260 _aLondon :
_bProfile Books,
_c©2018
300 _ax, 284 p. :
_bill. ;
_c20 cm.
504 _aThis book includes index.
505 _tpart one : The Journey...
_t1. 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
_tpart two : The Sights...
_t10. 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
520 _aA 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.--
650 0 _aInfinite.
650 0 _aMathematics.
650 4 _aMATHEMATICS / Infinity.
650 4 _aMATHEMATICS / Study & Teaching.
650 4 _aMATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.
650 7 _aInfinite.
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650 7 _aMathematics.
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