Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics /
Cheng, Eugenia.
Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics Eugenia Cheng. - London: Profile Books Ltd., 2018. - x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes index.
The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; 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.--
9781781282864 (Pbk)
2017931084
Infinite.
Mathematics.
MATHEMATICS / Infinity.
MATHEMATICS / Study & Teaching.
MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.
Infinite.
Mathematics.
QA9 / .C48618 2017
511.3 C421B
Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics Eugenia Cheng. - London: Profile Books Ltd., 2018. - x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes index.
The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; 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.--
9781781282864 (Pbk)
2017931084
Infinite.
Mathematics.
MATHEMATICS / Infinity.
MATHEMATICS / Study & Teaching.
MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.
Infinite.
Mathematics.
QA9 / .C48618 2017
511.3 C421B