数学是真实的吗？：简单的问题如何引导我们了解数学深刻的真理 Is Maths Real? : How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 336 pages, Diagrams

Publisher:Profile Books Ltd

Imprint:Profile Books Ltd

Edition:Main

ISBN:9781788169530

Published:6 Jun 2024

Weight:262g

Dimensions:129 x 199 x 23 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

2023 年 WATERSTONES ZUI佳图书

2023 年新科学家ZUI佳图书

2023 年洛杉矶时报科技图书奖得主

“这是一次慷慨的数学之旅，适合那些本能倾向于“告诉我答案”而不是“等等，但为什么？”的人” JORDAN ELLENBERG

对许多人来说，数学就像一片未知的荒野。在虚数和无穷大等抽象概念之间，有时感觉很多数学都是编造出来的。例如，为什么 1 不是素数？为什么两个负数相互抵消？三角学从何而来？数学是真实的吗？

抽象数学家 Eugenia Cheng 表明好奇心是ZUI好的老师。《数学是真实的吗？》带我们进行了一次精彩的数学之旅，探讨了激发数学深刻见解的简单问题。

“引人入胜……赞美了由孩子般的问题引起的眩晕和迷失，这些问题暗示了其背后的深层奥秘”

《新科学家》

“巧妙地揭示了简单事物中深刻的道理”

弗朗西斯·苏

“发现成为一名真正的数学家的感觉”

《每日电讯报》

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023

A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023

WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE

'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"' JORDAN ELLENBERG

To many, maths feels like an unmapped wilderness. Between abstract concepts like imaginary numbers and infinity, it can sometimes feel like a lot of maths is just made up. Why, for example, is 1 not a prime? Why do two negatives cancel each other out? Where does trigonometry come from? Is maths even real?

Abstract mathematician Eugenia Cheng shows that curiosity is the best teacher. Is Maths Real? takes us on a scintillating tour of the simple questions that provoke mathematics' deepest insights.

'Intriguing...celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath'

NEW SCIENTIST

'Masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple'

FRANCIS SU

'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician'

DAILY TELEGRAPH

作者简介

Eugenia Cheng 是芝加哥艺术学院的驻校科学家，也是伦敦城市大学的荣誉客座研究员。她是一位钢琴演奏家，还会说法语和粤语，著有《逻辑的艺术》、《如何烘焙圆周率》和《超越无限》，其中最后一部作品入围了 2017 年皇家学会科学图书奖。

Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Honorary Visiting Fellow at City, University of London. A concert pianist, she also speaks French and Cantonese, and is the author of The Art of Logic, How to Bake Pi and Beyond Infinity, the last of which was shortlisted for the 2017 Royal Society Science Book Prize.