Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

Penguin UK (2004)
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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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9780141931708   0141931701   0312421877   0374174695
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