The kingdom of infinite number : a field guide
著者
書誌事項
The kingdom of infinite number : a field guide
W.H. Freeman and Co., c2000
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全1件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Bryan Bunch takes an unusual approach to describing what makes certain numbers both unique and essential for mental calculation. In the same way that detailed bird illustrations aid birdwatchers, "The Kingdom of the Infinite Number" is a field guide to commonly encountered "species" of numbers that illuminate unusual mathematical patterns and relationships. Each number is described in terms of field marks, similar species, personality and associations. Other numerical topics of interest to maths fans, such as triangular or fibonacci numbers and the meaning of infinity, are interspersed.
目次
- A taxonomic note (preface)
- numbers and the mind/numbers and writing (introduction). Part I Counting numbers: genus "natural"
- prime family
- triangular family
- square family
- pythagorean family
- Pascal's triangle
- mersenne numbers
- cubic family
- the decimal system
- denominate numbers
- Fibonacci family
- factorials
- powers of two. Part II Rational numbers: genus "integral"
- zero to hero
- genus "rational"
- decimal fractions
- infinite decimals
- percent
- ratio and proportion. Part III Real numbers: algebraic family
- irrational family
- genus "real"
- transcendental family. Part IV Complex numbers: genus "complex"
- the end of the line
- accidentals - rarely encountered giants. Part V Kingdom infinities: limits
- infinity
- home reference suggestions.
「Nielsen BookData」 より
