The Art of the Infinite by Robert Kaplan
The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Robert and Ellen Kaplan guide us through the Republic of Numbers, where we meet both its upstanding citizens and its more shadowy dwellers; and transport us across the plane of geometry into the unlikely realm where parallel lines meet. The journey is enriched by deft character studies of great mathematicians (and equally colorful lesser ones). And as we go deeper into infinity, we explore the most profound mystery of mathematics: Are its principles eternal truths that we discover? Or ones that we invent?Robert Steven Kaplan is a Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School and the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration. He is also chairman and a founding partner of Indaba Capital Management, LLC, and cochairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm. Kaplan was vice chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group before joining Harvard in 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195147438 |
| ISBN 10 | 019514743X |
| Title | The Art of the Infinite |
| Author | Robert Kaplan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Australia |
| Year published | 2003-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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