{"product_id":"infinity-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Infinity: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important contributions from Euclid, Aristotle, Eudoxus, and Archimedes. The infinitely large (infinite) is intimately related to the infinitely small (infinitesimal). Cosmologists consider sweeping questions about whether space and time are infinite. Philosophers and mathematicians ranging from Zeno to Russell have posed numerous paradoxes about infinity and infinitesimals. Many vital areas of mathematics rest upon some version of infinity. The most obvious, and the first context in which major new techniques depended on formulating infinite processes, is calculus. But there are many others, for example Fourier analysis and fractals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Ian Stewart discusses infinity in mathematics while also drawing in the various other aspects of infinity and explaining some of the major problems and insights arising from this concept. He argues that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise but that it is instead a concept with important practical everyday applications, and considers how mathematicians use infinity and infinitesimals to answer questions or supply techniques that do not appear to involve the infinite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Ian Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e of Warwick University is a well-known and highly successful writer on mathematics and its applications. He has authored over 80 books including \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Infinity\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1996), \u003cem\u003eDoes God Play Dice?\u003c\/em\u003e (Penguin, 1997), \u003cem\u003eSymmetry: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2013), and the bestselling series \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Discworld I, II, III, and IV\u003c\/em\u003e with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694905593919,"sku":"9780198755234","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f7e24a1b74aa84e63f508e748428298e.webp?v=1765002320","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/infinity-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}