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The Infinite Book

A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless

by John D. Barrow ...

For a thousand years, infinity has proven to be a difficult and illuminating challenge for mathematicians and theologians. It certainly is the strangest idea that humans have ever thought. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Is matter infinitely divisible into ever-smaller pieces? But infinity is also the place where things happen ... Read more

$4.99 USD

For a thousand years, infinity has proven to be a difficult and illuminating challenge for mathematicians and theologians. It certainly is the strangest idea that humans have ever thought. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Is matter infinitely divisible into ever-smaller pieces? But infinity is also the place where things happen
... Read more
Infinite Powers

How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

by Steven Strogatz ...

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing popular science explanation of calculus—how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better.Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket.Though many of us were ... Read more

$15.99 USD

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing popular science explanation of calculus—how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better.Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket.Though many of us were
... Read more
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

A Compact History of Infinity

by David Foster Wallace ...

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite."—The New York Times. With a new introduction by Neal Stephenson.Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaningless abstraction? David Foster Wallace brings his intellectual ambition and characteristic bravura style to the story of how mathematicians have struggled to understand the infinite, from the ancient Greeks to the nineteenth ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite."—The New York Times. With a new introduction by Neal Stephenson.Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaningless abstraction? David Foster Wallace brings his intellectual ambition and characteristic bravura style to the story of how mathematicians have struggled to understand the infinite, from the ancient Greeks to the nineteenth
... Read more
Beyond Infinity

An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

by Eugenia Cheng ...

**By one of our most imaginative mathematicians, a mind-expanding trip through the beauty—and the mysteries—of infinity  “Cheng does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." —*Wall Street Journal ***Imagine something small enough to fit in your head but too large to fit in the world—or even the universe. What would you call it? And what would ... Read more

$9.99 USD

**By one of our most imaginative mathematicians, a mind-expanding trip through the beauty—and the mysteries—of infinity  “Cheng does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." —*Wall Street Journal ***Imagine something small enough to fit in your head but too large to fit in the world—or even the universe. What would you call it? And what would
... Read more
Sacred Geometry

How to use cosmic patterns to power up your life

by Jemma Foster ...

Series series Sacred
Sacred Geometry exists all around us in the natural world, from the unfurling of a rose bud to the pattern of a tortoise shell, the sub-atomic to the galactic. A pure expression of number and form, it is the language of creation and navigates the unseen dimensions beyond our three-dimensional reality.Since its discovery, humans have found many ways - stone circles, mandalas, labyrinths, temples- ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Sacred Geometry exists all around us in the natural world, from the unfurling of a rose bud to the pattern of a tortoise shell, the sub-atomic to the galactic. A pure expression of number and form, it is the language of creation and navigates the unseen dimensions beyond our three-dimensional reality.Since its discovery, humans have found many ways - stone circles, mandalas, labyrinths, temples-
... Read more
The Art of the Infinite

The Pleasures of Mathematics

by Robert Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan ...

A witty, conversational, and accessible tour of math's profoundest mysteries.Mathematical symbols, for mathematicians, store worlds of meaning, leap continents and centuries. But we need not master symbols to grasp the magnificent abstractions they represent, and to which all art aspires. Through language, anyone can come to delight in the works of mathematical art, which are among our kind's ... Read more

$12.29 USD

A witty, conversational, and accessible tour of math's profoundest mysteries.Mathematical symbols, for mathematicians, store worlds of meaning, leap continents and centuries. But we need not master symbols to grasp the magnificent abstractions they represent, and to which all art aspires. Through language, anyone can come to delight in the works of mathematical art, which are among our kind's
... Read more
Weird Math

A Teenage Genius and His Teacher Reveal the Strange Connections Between Math and Everyday Life

by David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee ...

A teenage genius and his teacher take readers on a wild ride to the extremes of mathematicsEveryone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth will I ever use this? It turns out, Earth is precisely the place. As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're ... Read more

$16.99 USD

A teenage genius and his teacher take readers on a wild ride to the extremes of mathematicsEveryone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth will I ever use this? It turns out, Earth is precisely the place. As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're
... Read more
Quantum Physics for Beginners

by Max Thomson ...

Are you looking for a book that helps you to understand quantum physics in a simple way? Do you want to discover the Universe's secrets? Or do you want to know how quantum physics has changed our life?If you answered "yes" to at least one of these questions, then keep reading...In the heart of the matter, there is an immense world, made of billions and billions of particles, which escapes our ... Read more

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Are you looking for a book that helps you to understand quantum physics in a simple way? Do you want to discover the Universe's secrets? Or do you want to know how quantum physics has changed our life?If you answered "yes" to at least one of these questions, then keep reading...In the heart of the matter, there is an immense world, made of billions and billions of particles, which escapes our
... Read more
Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly

by James A. Lindsay, Victor J. Stenger ...

Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly if he has infinite properties.This book is about math. It is about God. It is about ... Read more

$9.51 USD

Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly if he has infinite properties.This book is about math. It is about God. It is about
... Read more
Pi: uma autobiografia infinita

by Mahsa Allahbakhshi, Andrés Navas, Verena Rodríguez ...

Translated by Maria Cecilia Brandi ...

Sou conhecido no mundo inteiro, mas minha fama nem sempre é das melhores. Na verdade, muita gente se intimida comigo. Por isso decidi escrever minha biografia: para que me conheçam um pouco melhor e assim, quem sabe, acabem gostando um pouco mais de mim. O fato é que algumas coisas sobre mim nem eu mesmo sei, e talvez esta seja a oportunidade de você me ajudar a entendê-las.Assim começa a ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Sou conhecido no mundo inteiro, mas minha fama nem sempre é das melhores. Na verdade, muita gente se intimida comigo. Por isso decidi escrever minha biografia: para que me conheçam um pouco melhor e assim, quem sabe, acabem gostando um pouco mais de mim. O fato é que algumas coisas sobre mim nem eu mesmo sei, e talvez esta seja a oportunidade de você me ajudar a entendê-las.Assim começa a
... Read more
A Guide to Infinity

Ten Mathematical Journeys

by Edward R. Scheinerman ...

An accessible introduction to mathematical infinity for the endlessly curiousInfinity has traditionally been a topic for philosophers, physicists, and artists, and it can be large, scary, or highly metaphorical. For mathematicians, however, infinity is not frightening or hopelessly abstract (though it is certainly big) but rather is a normal part of their work. In this guide, award-winning ... Read more

$20.99 USD

An accessible introduction to mathematical infinity for the endlessly curiousInfinity has traditionally been a topic for philosophers, physicists, and artists, and it can be large, scary, or highly metaphorical. For mathematicians, however, infinity is not frightening or hopelessly abstract (though it is certainly big) but rather is a normal part of their work. In this guide, award-winning
... Read more
Badiou, Infinity, and Subjectivity

Reading Hegel and Lacan after Badiou

by Mohammad Reza Naderi ...

Series series Continental Philosophy and the History of Thought
In Badiou, Infinity, and Subjectivity: Reading Hegel and Lacan after Badiou, Mohammad Reza Naderi elaborates on the trajectory of Alain Badiou’s philosophy by following a leading thread: the dominance of axiomatic thought and the category of mathematical infinity. According to this primary proposition, axiomatic thought is the only form of thinking adequate to the infinity of being. Using both ... Read more

$105.99 USD

In Badiou, Infinity, and Subjectivity: Reading Hegel and Lacan after Badiou, Mohammad Reza Naderi elaborates on the trajectory of Alain Badiou’s philosophy by following a leading thread: the dominance of axiomatic thought and the category of mathematical infinity. According to this primary proposition, axiomatic thought is the only form of thinking adequate to the infinity of being. Using both
... Read more
Filosofia Do Caos Cosmológico

by Célio Azevedo ...

O livro Filosofia do Caos Cosmológico: Uma Análise dos Modelos Cosmológicos, Evidências Observacionais e Desafios Atuais Ao Explorar a Expansão do Universo é uma investigação abrangente sobre a cosmologia, o campo científico que busca desvendar os segredos da origem, evolução e natureza do universo. A pesquisa examina os principais conceitos que moldam nossa compreensão do cosmos, destacando sua ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O livro Filosofia do Caos Cosmológico: Uma Análise dos Modelos Cosmológicos, Evidências Observacionais e Desafios Atuais Ao Explorar a Expansão do Universo é uma investigação abrangente sobre a cosmologia, o campo científico que busca desvendar os segredos da origem, evolução e natureza do universo. A pesquisa examina os principais conceitos que moldam nossa compreensão do cosmos, destacando sua
... Read more
Bz-eAg5-iO, Aescandatius

by Aaron Cotton ...

A-quantic inculpates of R-Delta 0-Zeta-planarity sequential propagates elicited via t-xi-collaterality O-nonic/A-Fraktur-pronic features demarcate deformative tau-functorship y-epi-palindromal efficiency matrices-Rho-factorial/t-gather-Aleph-zeta, ad hoc minorheuristical taxonomy ubiquity set 0-i-Fraktur-W/g-inhibited g-functorized ambient-equipollent-scalar radicles for b-stratae epi-chromality ... Read more

$5.99 USD

A-quantic inculpates of R-Delta 0-Zeta-planarity sequential propagates elicited via t-xi-collaterality O-nonic/A-Fraktur-pronic features demarcate deformative tau-functorship y-epi-palindromal efficiency matrices-Rho-factorial/t-gather-Aleph-zeta, ad hoc minorheuristical taxonomy ubiquity set 0-i-Fraktur-W/g-inhibited g-functorized ambient-equipollent-scalar radicles for b-stratae epi-chromality
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The Rock and the Raindrop: A Space in Time

by Bjorn Wythette ...

A raindrop has seen the rise and fall of civilizations and survived deserts of ice and sand. However, despite all of her adventures, this once-powerful lady has lost her way. That is, until a gust of wind—or perhaps a twist of fate—sends her face-to-face with a lowly rock. But what good could come from a conversation with a rock? Turns out, this is no ordinary rock. This particular rock watches ... Read more

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A raindrop has seen the rise and fall of civilizations and survived deserts of ice and sand. However, despite all of her adventures, this once-powerful lady has lost her way. That is, until a gust of wind—or perhaps a twist of fate—sends her face-to-face with a lowly rock. But what good could come from a conversation with a rock? Turns out, this is no ordinary rock. This particular rock watches
... Read more
Eight Lessons on Infinity

A Mathematical Adventure

by Haim Shapira ...

A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity.in this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.In this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity.in this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.In this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an
... Read more
Esercizi di matematica: limiti e continuità

by Simone Malacrida ...

In questo libro sono svolti degli esercizi riguardo i seguenti argomenti matematici:infinitesimi ed infinitilimiti e forme di indeterminazionefunzioni continue e punti di discontinuitàSono altresì presentati dei cenni teorici iniziali per fare comprendere lo svolgimento degli esercizi. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

In questo libro sono svolti degli esercizi riguardo i seguenti argomenti matematici:infinitesimi ed infinitilimiti e forme di indeterminazionefunzioni continue e punti di discontinuitàSono altresì presentati dei cenni teorici iniziali per fare comprendere lo svolgimento degli esercizi.
... Read more
Amusements in Mathematics

by Dudeney ...

Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney is a classic collection of mathematical puzzles and problems, first published in 1917. Renowned for its wit, clarity, and ingenuity, the book offers readers a delightful journey through the world of recreational mathematics. Dudeney, one of the most celebrated puzzle creators of his time, presents over 400 puzzles that range from simple riddles to ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney is a classic collection of mathematical puzzles and problems, first published in 1917. Renowned for its wit, clarity, and ingenuity, the book offers readers a delightful journey through the world of recreational mathematics. Dudeney, one of the most celebrated puzzle creators of his time, presents over 400 puzzles that range from simple riddles to
... Read more
A Conjunção Do Mistério

by Ney Alencar ...

A Conjunção do Mistério desvenda os caminhos e peripécias do Poeta escolhido pelos Deuses para cantar os Versos cósmicos que desvendam revelações místicas de toda ordem e espécie, para contar as extraordinárias Baladas da Terra Silenciosa, para deslindar as fábulas fantásticas e apócrifas sobre a maravilhosa Floresta da Penumbra Encantada ou sobre o fabuloso Vale da Fumaça Verde, ou mesmo sobre o ... Read more

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A Conjunção do Mistério desvenda os caminhos e peripécias do Poeta escolhido pelos Deuses para cantar os Versos cósmicos que desvendam revelações místicas de toda ordem e espécie, para contar as extraordinárias Baladas da Terra Silenciosa, para deslindar as fábulas fantásticas e apócrifas sobre a maravilhosa Floresta da Penumbra Encantada ou sobre o fabuloso Vale da Fumaça Verde, ou mesmo sobre o
... Read more
The Nature of Infinitesimals

by Peter F. Erickson ...

Erickson explores and explains the infinite and the infinitesimal with application to absolute space, time and motion, as well as absolute zero temperature in this thoughtful treatise. Mathematicians, scientists and philosophers have explored the realms of the continuous and discrete for centuries. Erickson delves into the history of these concepts and how people learn and understand them. He ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Erickson explores and explains the infinite and the infinitesimal with application to absolute space, time and motion, as well as absolute zero temperature in this thoughtful treatise. Mathematicians, scientists and philosophers have explored the realms of the continuous and discrete for centuries. Erickson delves into the history of these concepts and how people learn and understand them. He
... Read more
The Infinite

by A.W. Moore ...

We are all captivated and puzzled by the infinite, in its many varied guises; by the endlessness of space and time; by the thought that between any two points in space, however close, there is always another; by the fact that numbers go on forever; and by the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful God.In this acclaimed introduction to the infinite, A. W. Moore takes us on a journey back to early ... Read more

$54.99 USD

We are all captivated and puzzled by the infinite, in its many varied guises; by the endlessness of space and time; by the thought that between any two points in space, however close, there is always another; by the fact that numbers go on forever; and by the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful God.In this acclaimed introduction to the infinite, A. W. Moore takes us on a journey back to early
... Read more
God and the Mathematics of Infinity

What Irreducible Mathematics Says about Godhood

by H Chris Ransford ...

Drawing on incontrovertible results from the science and mathematics of Infinity, H. Chris Ransford analyzes the traditional concept of Godhood and reaches astonishing conclusions. He addresses humankind's abiding core debate on the meaning of spirituality and God. Using mathematics to explore key questions within this debate, the author is led to counter-intuitive conclusions, including some that ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Drawing on incontrovertible results from the science and mathematics of Infinity, H. Chris Ransford analyzes the traditional concept of Godhood and reaches astonishing conclusions. He addresses humankind's abiding core debate on the meaning of spirituality and God. Using mathematics to explore key questions within this debate, the author is led to counter-intuitive conclusions, including some that
... Read more
How to Count to Infinity

by Marcus Du Sautoy ...

Series Book 1 - Little Ways to Live a Big Life
Do something amazing and learn a new skill thanks to the Little Ways to Live a Big Life books!Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it... Not falling in love, but counting. Animals and humans have been using numbers to navigate their way through the jungle of life ever since we all evolved on this planet. But this book will help you to do something that humans have only recently ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Do something amazing and learn a new skill thanks to the Little Ways to Live a Big Life books!Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it... Not falling in love, but counting. Animals and humans have been using numbers to navigate their way through the jungle of life ever since we all evolved on this planet. But this book will help you to do something that humans have only recently
... Read more
Les diagonales de l'infini

by Michel Willem ...

Series series L'Académie en poche
Ni langage, ni outil, les mathématiques sont un discours logique dont les principes sont inventés par les mathématiciens qui en démontrent les conséquences après les avoir découvertes. Comme les êtres mathématiques sont des libres créations des mathématiciens, leur existence ne peut être constatée par l’expérience et doit être démontrée par une construction effective ou par une déduction logique. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Ni langage, ni outil, les mathématiques sont un discours logique dont les principes sont inventés par les mathématiciens qui en démontrent les conséquences après les avoir découvertes. Comme les êtres mathématiques sont des libres créations des mathématiciens, leur existence ne peut être constatée par l’expérience et doit être démontrée par une construction effective ou par une déduction logique.
... Read more

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