The book of numbers / John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy.
The book of numbers / John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Copernicus c1996.
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T0392309
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 310 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Romance of Numbers -- 2. Figures from Figures: Doing Arithmetic and Algebra by Geometry -- 3. What Comes Next? -- 4. Famous Families of Numbers -- 5. The Primacy of Primes -- 6. Further Fruitfulness of Fractions -- 7. Geometric Problems and Algebraic Numbers -- 8. Imagining Imaginary Numbers...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Copernicus c1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Book of Numbers features Conway and Guy's favorite stories about all the kinds of numbers any of us is likely to encounter, and many others besides. "Our aim," the authors write, "is to bring to the inquisitive reader...an explanation of the many ways the word 'number' is used." They explore patterns that emerge in arithmetic, algebra, and geom...
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The book of numbers / John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N512.7/19.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1996.
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T0392309
Record Identifier
74VvZkXebmVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZkXebmVA
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ISBN
038797993X (hard cover alk. paper)
038797993X (hardcover : alk. paper)
038797993X
DDC
512.7
5127
MMS ID
991004706479702626
