书目

One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers

内容简介

AndrewHodges,oneofBritainsleadingbiographersandmathematicalwriters,bringsnumberstothree-dimensionallifeinthisdelightfulandilluminatingvolume,filledwithillustrations,whichmakeseventhemostchallengingmathproblemsaccessibletothelayperson.Inspiredbymillenniaofhumanattemptstofigurethingsout,thispithybook,whichtacklesmathematicalconundrumsfromtheancientGreekstosuperstringtheory,findsanewtwisttoeverythingfrommusicalharmonytocodebreaking,fromthechemistryofsunflowerstothemysteryofmagicsquares.Startingwiththepuzzleofdefiningunity,andendingwiththerecurringninesofinfinitedecimals,Hodgestellsastorythattakesinquantumphysics,cosmology,climatechange,andtheoriginofthecomputer.Hodgeshaswrittenaclassicwork,atonceplayfulbutsatisfyinglyinstructional,whichwillbeidealforthemathaficionadoandtheSudokuaddictaswellasforthelifeoftheparty.

作者简介

AndrewHodgesisbestknownastheauthorofAlanTuring:TheEnigma,thestoryoftheextraordinaryBritishcomputerpioneerandcodebreaker,describedbytheNewYorkeras`oneofthefinestscientificbiographieseverwritten'.Heisalsoactiveinresearchintofundamentalphysics,acolleagueofRogerPenrose,andaFellowofWadhamCollege,OxfordUniversity.--ThistextreferstothePaperbackedition.

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