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Mathematics and the Imagination (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Edward Kasner and James Newman; with drawings and diagrams by Rufus Isaac is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mathematics and the Imagination (Dover Books on Mathematics) about?
Explores some of the lesser known and more imaginative aspects of mathematics, such as the googolplex, four-dimensional geometry, puzzles, paradoxes, the laws of chance, rubber-sheet geometry, and the historical development of calculus. Originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1940.
Who reads Mathematics and the Imagination (Dover Books on Mathematics)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Edward Kasner and James Newman; with drawings and diagrams by Rufus Isaac
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486320274
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Stem
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (106 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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