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An Imaginary Tale – The Story of the Square Root H 278 p. 98

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発行年月	1998年10月
出版社／提供元	Princeton University Press
出版国	アメリカ合衆国
言語	英語
媒体	冊子
装丁	hardcover
ページ数／巻数	278 p.
ジャンル	洋書／人文科学／科学社会学・科学技術史・科学哲学全般／科学史・技術史
ISBN	9780691027951
商品コード	0205196292
書評掲載誌	Choice
商品URL	https://kw.maruzen.co.jp/ims/itemDetail.html?itmCd=0205196292

内容

Features the 2000-year-old history of the square root of minus one, alsoknown as 'i'. This book recreates the mathematical problems that conjured itup, and the characters who tried to solve them. It includes historical factsand mathematical discussions. It is intended for readers with a general andscholarly interest in mathematics.

List of Illustrations Ch. 1The Puzzles of Imaginary Numbers Ch. 2A FirstTry at Understanding the Geometry of [the square root of] -1 Ch. 3The PuzzlesStart to Clear Ch. 4Using Complex Numbers Ch. 5More Uses of Complex NumbersCh. 6Wizard Mathematics Ch. 7The Nineteenth Century, Cauchy, and theBeginning of Complex Function Theory App. AThe Fundamental Theorem of AlgebraApp. BThe Complex Roots of a Transcendental Equation App. C([the square rootof] -1)[superscript [square root of] -1] to 135 Decimal Places, and How ItWas Computed Notes Name Index Subject Index Acknowledgments

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