Beyond Infinity
An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics
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Narrateur(s):
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Moira Quirk
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Auteur(s):
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Eugenia Cheng
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Understanding the concept of infinity is a lofty task, but this creative and easy-to-follow book helps break down all the mathematic complexities so anyone can gain a better understanding of the universe.
How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity?
In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.
©2017 Eugenia Cheng (P)2017 Hachette AudioCe que les critiques en disent
"Ms. Cheng's chatty tone keeps things fresh. She has a knack for folksy analogies, and at different points in the book she illuminates different properties of infinity by discussing Legos, the iPod Shuffle, snorkeling, Battenberg cakes and Winnie-the-Pooh... she does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works."—Wall Street Journal
"Our minds cannot truly grasp the concept of infinity, but Eugenia Cheng takes us on a wild journey to help us in our search for it. It's a small, unassuming symbol, but it holds a giant idea. Cheng helps us understand the basics of infinity and then takes us on a ride to see its most lofty applications. From the practical to the entirely theoretical, this is a book to watch for."—Paste Magazine
"The idea of infinity is one of the most perplexing things in mathematics, and the most fun. Eugenia Cheng's Beyond Infinity is a spirited and friendly guide—appealingly down to earth about math that's extremely far out."—Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be Wrong and professor of mathematics at University of Wisconsin-Madison