Numbers : computers, philosophers, and the search for meaning / John Tabak.
Record details
- ISBN: 0816049556
- ISBN: 9780816049554
- Physical Description: xiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Facts on File, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Number and Imagination xi -- Part 1 Numbers for Computation 1 -- 1 First Problems 3 -- 2 Early Counting Systems 11 -- 3 Our Place Value Number System 34 -- 4 Analytical Engines 46 -- Part 2 Extending the Idea of a Number 65 -- 5 An Evolving Concept of a Number 67 -- 6 Negative Numbers 77 -- 7 Algebraic Numbers 85 -- 8 Transcendental Numbers and the Search for Meaning 107 -- Part 3 Problem of Infinity 117 -- 9 Early Insights 119 -- 10 Galileo and Bolzano 130 -- 11 Georg Cantor and the Logic of the Infinite 143 -- 12 Cantor's Legacy 165. |
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| Subject: | Numeration > History. Counting > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | 513.2 TAB (Text) | 33114013997200 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
