Author: Donald Ervin Knuth
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 9780201038125
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Nearly 30 years ago, John Horton Conway introduced a new way to construct numbers. Donald E. Knuth, in appreciation of this revolutionary system, took a week off from work on The Art of Computer Programming to write an introduction to Conway's method. Never content with the ordinary, Knuth wrote this introduction as a work of fiction--a novelette. If not a steamy romance, the book nonetheless shows how a young couple turned on to pure mathematics and found total happiness. The book's primary aim, Knuth explains in a postscript, is not so much to teach Conway's theory as "to teach how one might go about developing such a theory." He continues: "Therefore, as the two characters in this book gradually explore and build up Conway's number system, I have recorded their false starts and frustrations as well as their good ideas. I wanted to give a reasonably faithful portrayal of the important principles, techniques, joys, passions, and philosophy of mathematics, so I wrote the story as I was actually doing the research myself."... It is an astonishing feat of legerdemain. An empty hat rests on a table made of a few axioms of standard set theory. Conway waves two simple rules in the air, then reaches into almost nothing and pulls out an infinitely rich tapestry of numbers that form a real and closed field. Every real number is surrounded by a host of new numbers that lie closer to it than any other "real" value does. The system is truly "surreal." quoted from Martin Gardner, Mathematical Magic Show, pp. 16--19 Surreal Numbers, now in its 13th printing, will appeal to anyone who might enjoy an engaging dialogue on abstract mathematical ideas, and who might wish to experience how new mathematics is created. 0201038129B04062001
Surreal Numbers
Author: Donald Ervin Knuth
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 9780201038125
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Nearly 30 years ago, John Horton Conway introduced a new way to construct numbers. Donald E. Knuth, in appreciation of this revolutionary system, took a week off from work on The Art of Computer Programming to write an introduction to Conway's method. Never content with the ordinary, Knuth wrote this introduction as a work of fiction--a novelette. If not a steamy romance, the book nonetheless shows how a young couple turned on to pure mathematics and found total happiness. The book's primary aim, Knuth explains in a postscript, is not so much to teach Conway's theory as "to teach how one might go about developing such a theory." He continues: "Therefore, as the two characters in this book gradually explore and build up Conway's number system, I have recorded their false starts and frustrations as well as their good ideas. I wanted to give a reasonably faithful portrayal of the important principles, techniques, joys, passions, and philosophy of mathematics, so I wrote the story as I was actually doing the research myself."... It is an astonishing feat of legerdemain. An empty hat rests on a table made of a few axioms of standard set theory. Conway waves two simple rules in the air, then reaches into almost nothing and pulls out an infinitely rich tapestry of numbers that form a real and closed field. Every real number is surrounded by a host of new numbers that lie closer to it than any other "real" value does. The system is truly "surreal." quoted from Martin Gardner, Mathematical Magic Show, pp. 16--19 Surreal Numbers, now in its 13th printing, will appeal to anyone who might enjoy an engaging dialogue on abstract mathematical ideas, and who might wish to experience how new mathematics is created. 0201038129B04062001
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 9780201038125
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Nearly 30 years ago, John Horton Conway introduced a new way to construct numbers. Donald E. Knuth, in appreciation of this revolutionary system, took a week off from work on The Art of Computer Programming to write an introduction to Conway's method. Never content with the ordinary, Knuth wrote this introduction as a work of fiction--a novelette. If not a steamy romance, the book nonetheless shows how a young couple turned on to pure mathematics and found total happiness. The book's primary aim, Knuth explains in a postscript, is not so much to teach Conway's theory as "to teach how one might go about developing such a theory." He continues: "Therefore, as the two characters in this book gradually explore and build up Conway's number system, I have recorded their false starts and frustrations as well as their good ideas. I wanted to give a reasonably faithful portrayal of the important principles, techniques, joys, passions, and philosophy of mathematics, so I wrote the story as I was actually doing the research myself."... It is an astonishing feat of legerdemain. An empty hat rests on a table made of a few axioms of standard set theory. Conway waves two simple rules in the air, then reaches into almost nothing and pulls out an infinitely rich tapestry of numbers that form a real and closed field. Every real number is surrounded by a host of new numbers that lie closer to it than any other "real" value does. The system is truly "surreal." quoted from Martin Gardner, Mathematical Magic Show, pp. 16--19 Surreal Numbers, now in its 13th printing, will appeal to anyone who might enjoy an engaging dialogue on abstract mathematical ideas, and who might wish to experience how new mathematics is created. 0201038129B04062001
My Very First Book of Shapes
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399243879
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Can you find what is round? What is square? In this timeless new split-pageboard book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond- shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399243879
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Can you find what is round? What is square? In this timeless new split-pageboard book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond- shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.
First 100 Board Books First 100 Numbers
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Priddy Books US
ISBN: 1250311748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Help your little one to develop their first number and counting skills with this big, bright and bold board book from Roger Priddy, First 100 Board Books First 100 Numbers. Inside, first numbers are represented by crisp, clear photographs of familiar animals, objects, food and more, so that as well as helping children to learn their 123, they will also build their daily vocabulary and start to develop word and picture association skills. With sturdy, durable card pages, this is an essential first numbers book for every child's library.
Publisher: Priddy Books US
ISBN: 1250311748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Help your little one to develop their first number and counting skills with this big, bright and bold board book from Roger Priddy, First 100 Board Books First 100 Numbers. Inside, first numbers are represented by crisp, clear photographs of familiar animals, objects, food and more, so that as well as helping children to learn their 123, they will also build their daily vocabulary and start to develop word and picture association skills. With sturdy, durable card pages, this is an essential first numbers book for every child's library.
The First Book of Numbers
Author: Angela Wilkes
Publisher: Educational Development Corporation
ISBN: 9780860206651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Kleurig geïllustreerd prentenboek met vragen en spelletjes over getallen. Enkele zijn al bedoeld voor kleuters, andere zijn bestemd voor de leeftijd vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
Publisher: Educational Development Corporation
ISBN: 9780860206651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Kleurig geïllustreerd prentenboek met vragen en spelletjes over getallen. Enkele zijn al bedoeld voor kleuters, andere zijn bestemd voor de leeftijd vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
Baby's First Numbers
Author: Michael Raz
Publisher: Hinkler Books Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781741841091
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Colorful photographs introduce young children to numbers and counting from one to twelve. On board pages.
Publisher: Hinkler Books Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781741841091
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Colorful photographs introduce young children to numbers and counting from one to twelve. On board pages.
First 100 Numbers
Author: Natalie Munday
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783410248
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This interactive board book is the perfect tool to help babies and toddlers learn their first numbers and develop early counting skills.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783410248
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This interactive board book is the perfect tool to help babies and toddlers learn their first numbers and develop early counting skills.
My First Book of Numbers
Author: Kim Deegan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780747559511
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A counting book with extra-strong pages for tough little hands. From ten back down to zero, a little child plays with its toys, counting everything from ten skittles to seven toy cars, three jigsaw puzzles and two wooden animals but it is the number one that holds the biggest surprise.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780747559511
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A counting book with extra-strong pages for tough little hands. From ten back down to zero, a little child plays with its toys, counting everything from ten skittles to seven toy cars, three jigsaw puzzles and two wooden animals but it is the number one that holds the biggest surprise.
Table of the Logarithms of the Natural Numbers
Author: Charles Babbage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logarithms
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logarithms
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Table of Logarithms of the Natural Numbers from 1 to 108000 ... Stereotyped. Fourth impression
Author: Charles Babbage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Author: United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description