普林斯顿科学图书馆系列：无理数：一个你不能指望的数字故事 The Irrationals:A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On

基本信息

Series:Princeton Science Library

Format:Paperback / softback 320 pages, 100 b/w illus.

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Imprint:Princeton University Press

ISBN:9780691247663

Published:13 Jun 2023

Weight:308g

Dimensions:139 x 217 x 24 (mm)

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书籍简介

一部从古希腊到二十一世纪的无理数的有趣而有启发性的历史

古希腊人发现了无理数，但直到19世纪，无理数才被正确地理解和严格地定义，即使在今天，无理数的所有奥秘也没有被揭示出来。在《无理数》一书中，Julian Havil讲述了无理数的故事，以及从古代到21世纪解决无理数挑战的数学家。在这本书中，他解释了为什么无理数令人惊讶地难以定义，以及为什么围绕着无理数还有这么多问题。这本书引人入胜，发人深省，适合所有热爱数学及其背后历史的人。

An entertaining and enlightening history of irrational numbers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century

The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defined, and even today not all their mysteries have been revealed. In The Irrationals, the first popular and comprehensive book on the subject, Julian Havil tells the story of irrational numbers and the mathematicians who have tackled their challenges, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Along the way, he explains why irrational numbers are surprisingly difficult to define―and why so many questions still surround them. Fascinating and illuminating, this is a book for everyone who loves math and the history behind it.

作者简介

Julian Havil是《伽玛:探索欧拉常数，困惑!》的作者。:难以置信的想法的数学证明，不可能?《反直觉难题的惊人解决方案》和《约翰·纳皮尔:生命、对数和遗产》(均来自普林斯顿大学)。他是英国温彻斯特学院(Winchester College)退休的前教师，在那里教了30多年数学。

Julian Havil is the author of Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant, Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas, Impossible?: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums, and John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy (all Princeton). He is a retired former master at Winchester College, England, where he taught mathematics for more than three decades.