{"product_id":"yearning-for-the-impossible-the-surprising-truths-of-mathematics","title":"Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eYearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Stillwell\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781568812540\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eA K Peters\/CRC Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1st Grove Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThis book explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the \"impossible\" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress: - Irrational and Imaginary Numbers - The Fourth Dimension - Curved Space - Infinity and others The author puts these creations into a broader context involving related \"impossibilities\" from art, literature, philosophy, and physics. By imbedding mathematics into a broader cultural context and through his clever and enthusiastic explication of mathematical ideas the author broadens the horizon of students beyond the narrow confines of rote memorization and engages those who are curious about the place of mathematics in our intellectual landscape.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"A K Peters\/CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics | John Stillwell | Quality | 9781568812540 | Used: Very Good | Science \u0026 Math 1213946 (temp: 24)","offer_id":48845546651800,"sku":"1213946","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41mU1ZE09FL.jpg?v=1775340386","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/yearning-for-the-impossible-the-surprising-truths-of-mathematics","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}