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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.
Berlinski, David: - Bestselling author David Berlinski holds a PhD from Princeton University and has taught philosophy and mathematics at universities in France and the United States. A Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute, he is the author of such books as The Deniable Darwin, A Tour of the Calculus, The Advent of the Algorithm, Newton's Gift, and The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions. He lives in Paris, France.
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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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