- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/3585326/9780471013983.jpg)
- Author: A K Dewdney
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471013986
- ISBN-13: 9780471013983
- Format: 16.2 x 23 x 2.3 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Reviews
Description
A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics
Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as "squaring the circle," first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather.
A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's "Computer Recreations" column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 200% of Nothing (0-471-14574-2).
EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 23d.00:32:49
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Author: A K Dewdney
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471013986
- ISBN-13: 9780471013983
- Format: 16.2 x 23 x 2.3 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics
Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as "squaring the circle," first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather.
A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's "Computer Recreations" column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 200% of Nothing (0-471-14574-2).
Reviews