Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World

“A lighthearted but far-reaching have a look at the historical past of numbers and the way we use them.” —Publishers Weekly
Have you ever ever questioned what people did earlier than numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded items, or saved observe of their treasures? What would your life be like with out them?
Numbers started as easy representations of on a regular basis issues, however arithmetic quickly took on a lifetime of its personal, occupying a parallel digital world. In Are Numbers Actual?, Brian Clegg explores the best way that math has turn into increasingly indifferent from actuality, and but regardless of that is driving the event of recent physics. From devising a brand new counting system primarily based on goats, by means of the strange arithmetic of imaginary numbers and infinity, to the controversy over whether or not arithmetic has an excessive amount of affect on the path of science, this fascinating and accessible ebook opens the reader’s eyes to the hidden actuality of the unusual but acquainted entities which can be numbers.
Reward for Are Numbers Actual?
“A compact, very readable, and extremely entertaining historical past of the event and use of arithmetic to reply the vital sensible questions concerned in advancing civilization . . . an outstanding introduction to arithmetic, science, and that department of philosophy dedicated to exploring the character of actuality.” —Dr. James Stein, California State College, Lengthy Seashore
“Clegg tackles a really deep query in his ordinary manner; with readability, wit and a splendidly clear narrative writing model. For me, numbers are like pure language: They clearly don’t exist in a bodily sense—you can’t journey over the quantity 2 on the street—but numbers are on the coronary heart of understanding the universe. Clegg covers all kinds of topics to hunt out the reality of the matter in an interesting and vastly accessible manner. I personally couldn’t put it down.” —Dr. Peet Morris, College of Oxford
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FQQMH7G
Writer ‏ : ‎ St. Martin’s Press
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Study extra
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File dimension ‏ : ‎ 3.4 MB
Display screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Phrase Sensible ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print size ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1466892965
Web page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled