With an emphasis on exploring measurable aspects of ancient narratives, Maths Meets Myths sets out to investigate age-old material with new techniques. This book collects, for the first time, novel quantitative approaches to studying sources from...
This book is designed primarily for undergraduates in mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. Rather than concentrating on technical skills, it focuses on a deeper understanding of the subject by providing many unusual and challenging...
O Poder do Pensamento Matemático – Para muitos, a matemática que aprendemos na escola é algo totalmente abstrato, muito distante do mundo prático e real. O matemático Jordan Ellenberg mostra, porém, que a matemática está em todo lugar e se...
This paper introduces the concept of a natural number ("Numerus Apoptosis" or "Apoptonumerus"), the attainment of which leads to a fundamental collapse of arithmetic properties. It is proven that any attempt to define a natural...
From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.
In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski...
Our Mathematical Universe is a journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of reality. Our Big Bang, our distant future, parallel worlds, the sub-atomic and intergalactic - none of them are what they seem. But...