An Imaginary Tale : The Story of √-1

An Imaginary Tale : The Story of √-1. Paul J. Nahin

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Imaginary Tale: The Story of "I" (the Square Root of Minus One) | Paul J Nahin | ISBN: Beginnen Sie mit dem Lesen von An Imaginary Tale: The Story of -1 'An imaginary tale' reviewed by Anna Faherty An imaginary tale: The story of 1 Paul J. Nahin Engineers often consider mathematics a necessary evil rather than a pursuit in itself. The author of An imaginary tale, Paul J. Nahin, is therefore a rare find. An electrical engineer with a self confessed passion for Nahin provides an engaging account that weaves together historical insights, mathematical examples, paradoxes, anecdotes and digressions to capture the essence of this convoluted tale.The solution of cubic equations in the sixteenth century forced mathematicians to deal with the square root of -1, and in the first major chapter of the book, the An Imaginary Tale: The Story of p 1 Reviewed by Brian E. Blank An Imaginary Tale: The Story of p 1 Paul Nahin Princeton University Press, 1998 ISBN 0-691-02795-1 248 pages, $24.95 Paul Nahin s An Imaginary Talebegins with a cartoon strip in which an imaginary tiger professes to instinctively understand imaginary numbers. If In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i, As Nahin [63] wrote in his delightful An imaginary tale: the story of 1, " Associating the appearance of imaginary numbers with the physically impossible is a An Imaginary Tale: The Story of -1 Paul J. Nahin - 2010 - Mathematics - Limited preview. Today complex numbers have such widespread 71 72 of Paul J. Nahin's An Imaginary Tale: the story of 1, Princeton where in the product j ranges over all integers such that k=n j is between 1 and n 1. Now we just rename the dummy variable j to k to get n 1 k=1sin(kπ2n). 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Nahin (born November 26, 1940) is an American engineer and author who has written 18 books on topics in physics and mathematics, including biographies of Oliver Heaviside, George Boole, and Claude Shannon, books on mathematical concepts such as Euler's formula and the imaginary and Other Probability Puzzlers (2000); An Imaginary Tale: The Story of -1 An Imaginary Tale: The Story of the Square Root of -1, Paul J. Nahin, 1998. 257+xvi pp.$29.95 cloth. ISBN 0-691-02795-1. Princeton University Press, 41 "Dispelling many common myths about the origin of the mystic 'imaginary' unit, Nahin tells the story ofi from a historic as well as human perspective. His enthusiasm and informal style easily catch on to the reader.An Imaginary Tale is a must for anyone curious about Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Princeton Science Library: An Imaginary Tale:The Story of Square Root Minus One by Paul J. Nahin (2010, Paperback, Revised) at the best online prices at eBay! 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It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their use for engineering in Egypt, the worship of numbers by Pythagoras and the theoretical Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use -from electrical engineering to aeronautics -that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. Click to read more about Editions: An Imaginary Tale: The Story of -1 by Paul J. Nahin. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers This issue was reprinted in Superman #193, The Best of DC #1, The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told, DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories, Vol. 1, Showcase Presents: Superman, Vol. 3 and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years. The Death of Superman! Was originally published as an imaginary story, a story At the very beginning of his book on i, the square root of minus one, Paul Nahin warns his readers: "An Imaginary Tale has a very strong historical component to it, but that does not mean it is a mathematical lightweight. But don't read too much into that either. It is *not* a scholarly tome meant to be read only by some mythical, elite group In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up, and the colorful characters who tried to solve them.

 

 

 

 

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