One, Two, Three by David Berlinski Phd

One, Two, Three by David Berlinski Phd

The acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Infinite Ascent offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the basics of mathematics, and reveals a world of fascination in fundamental mathematical ideas.

One, Two, Three is David Berlinski's captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics, its fundamental ideas, and why they matter. By unraveling the complex answers to these most elementary questions--What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, and other functions actually work? What are geometry and logic?--Berlinski reveals the intricacy behind their seemingly simple exteriors. Peppered with enlightening historical anecdotes and asides on some of history's most fascinating mathematicians, One, Two, Three, revels in the beauty of numbers as Berlinski shows us how and why these often slippery concepts are as essential to the field of mathematics as to who we are.

David Berlinski is a Ph.D. holder. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is the bestselling author of A Tour of the Calculus, The Advent of the Algorithm, and Newton's Gift, among other works. Berlinski is a senior fellow at the Discovery Center in Seattle and a former fellow at the Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, among other publications. He is based in Paris.

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ISBN 13	9780375423338
ISBN 10	0375423338
Title	One, Two, Three
Author	David Berlinski Phd
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-05-18
Number of pages	210
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