Numbers: Computers, Philosophers, and the Search for Meaning

by John Tabak

Book Overview

Numbers deals with the development of numbers from fractions to algebraic numbers to transcendental numbers to complex numbers and their uses. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816049556
• ISBN13: 9780816049554
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Best book I've ever read!

The author, John J. Tabak, is the brother of a US Marine. John leads the reader to think about the meaning and mystery of numbers. Further, the incomplete foundation of mathematics is revealed along with some if its implications. Finally, the role of computers in the expanding frontier of mathematical knowledge is explored. Everybody should read this book. It leads the reader to deep insights while staying accessible to readers of all backgrounds and levels. Sincerely, James J. Tabak USMC