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From here to infinity ([Rev. ed.])

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A retitled and revised edition of Ian Stewart's The Problem of Mathematics, this is the perfect guide to today's mathematics.

Read about the latest discoveries, including Andrew Wile's amazing proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, the newest advances in knot theory, the Four Colour Theorem, Chaos Theory, and fake four-dimensial spaces.

See how simple concepts from probability theory shed light on the National Lottery and tell you how to maximize your winnings.

Discover how infinitesimals become respectable, why there are different kinds of infinity, and how to square the circle with the mathematical equivalent of a pair of scissors.

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Oxford University Press
0192832026 / 9780192832023
Paperback / softback
510
04/04/1996
United Kingdom
English
x, 310p. : ill.
20 cm
advanced secondary /secondary /undergraduate Learn More
Previous ed.: published as The problems of mathematics. 1992.