The irrationals

by Havil, Julian

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Full title :The irrationals / Julian Havil.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
Place of Publication:Princeton, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 298 páginas ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780691143422, 0691143420
oclc:ocn995342881
Dewey Decimal:512.73

Greek beginnings -- The route to Germany -- Two new irrationals -- Irrationals, old and new -- A very special irrational -- From the rational to the transcendental -- Transcendentals -- Continued fractions revisited -- The question and problem of randomness -- One question, three answers -- Does irrationality matter? -- Appendix A: The spiral of Theodorus -- Appendix B: Rational parameterizations of the circle -- Appendix C: Two properties of continued fractions -- Appendix D: Finding the tomb of Roger Apéry -- Appendix E: Equivalence relations -- Appendix F: The mean value theorem.