Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)
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Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)
(Penguin books)(Penguin mathematics)
Penguin, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.
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