Pythagoras' Legacy: Mathematics in Ten Great Ideas
Author:   Marcel Danesi (Full Professor of Anthropology, Full Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198852247


Pages:   182
Publication Date:   03 February 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Marcel Danesi (Full Professor of Anthropology, Full Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780198852247


ISBN 10:   019885224
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   03 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: The Pythagorean Theorem: The Birth of Mathematics 2: Prime Numbers: The DNA of Mathematics 3: Zero: Place-Holder and Peculiar Number 4: Pi: A Ubiquitous and Strange Number 5: Exponents: Notation and Discovery 6: e: A Very Special Number 7: i: Imaginary Numbers 8: Infinity: A Counterintuitive and Paradoxical Idea 9: Decidability: The Foundations of Mathematics 10: The Algorithm: Mathematics and Computers

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Marcel Danesi's depth and breadth of knowledge of the history of mathematics, his innate narrative talent, and his uncanny knack for explaining complex notions in simple terms make this book about mathematical notions a true delight to read * Frank Nuessel *


...this book is a good one. * Andrew J. Simoson, The Mathematical Intelligencer * Marcel Danesi's depth and breadth of knowledge of the history of mathematics, his innate narrative talent, and his uncanny knack for explaining complex notions in simple terms make this book about mathematical notions a true delight to read * Frank Nuessel *


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Marcel Danesi is Full Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto and a Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Network of the Fields Institute of Mathematical Research. He has published extensively in the field of mathematical cognition and in the theory of mathematical puzzles. He also writes a blog for Psychology Today that explore the nature of the puzzling mind.

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