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Cheng, Eugenia

Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics by Eugenia Cheng - London : Profile Books, ©2018 - x, 284 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

This book includes index.

part one : The Journey... 1. What is infinity?
2. Playing with infinity
3. What infinity is not
4. Infinity slips away from us again
5. Counting up to infinity
6. Some things are more infinite than others
7. Counting beyond infinity
8. Comparing infinities
9. What infinity is part two : The Sights... 10. Where is infinity?
11. Things that are nearly infinity
12. Infinite dimensions
13. Infinite-dimensional categories
14. The infinitesimally small
15. When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain)
16. Weirdness
17. Where infinity is

A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.--

ISBN: 9781781252864

LCCN: 2017931084

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Infinite.
Mathematics.
MATHEMATICS / Infinity.
MATHEMATICS / Study & Teaching.
MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.
Infinite.
Mathematics.

LC Class. No.: QA9 / .C48618 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 511.3 / CHE-B