{"product_id":"8-lessons-on-infinity-a-mathematical-adventure-9781786781840","title":"8 Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Haim Shapira\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity.in this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in clear, simple language and aimed at a lay audience, this book also offers some strategies that will allow readers to try their ability at solving truly fascinating mathematical problems. Infinity is a deeply counter-intuitive concept that has inspired many great thinkers. In this book we will meet many sages, both familiar and unfamiliar: Zeno and Pythagoras, Georg Cantor and Bertrand Russell, Sofia Kovalevskaya and Emmy Noether, al-Khwarizmi and Euclid, Sophie Germain and Srinivasa Ramanujan.The world of infinity is inhabited by many paradoxes, and so is this book: Zeno paradoxes, Hilbert's \"Infinity Hotel\", Achilles and the gods paradox, the paradox of heaven and hell, the Ross-Littlewood paradox involving tennis balls, the Galileo paradox and many more.\u003cbr\u003eAimed at the curious but non-technical reader, this book refrains from using any fearsome mathematical symbols. It uses only the most basic operations of mathematics: adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, powers and roots - that is all. But that doesn't mean that a bit of deep thinking won't be necessary and rewarding. Writing with humour and lightness of touch, Haim Shapira banishes the chalky pallor of the schoolroom and offers instead a truly thrilling intellectual journey.\u003cbr\u003eFasten your seatbelt - we are going to Infinity, and beyond!","brand":"Watkins Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45030064881815,"sku":"9781786781840","price":964.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781786781840.webp?v=1769205113","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/8-lessons-on-infinity-a-mathematical-adventure-9781786781840","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}