The Art of the Infinite : Our Lost Language of Numbers

This accessible work aims to inspire the general reader with the wonder and beauty of mathematics - our first native language. To savour mathematics is to feel the same exhilaration that great music inspires - the wonder that something invented by humans is also timeless. The text starts from the basics, moving systematically to the frontiers of the topic. The authors draw on science, literature, history, biography and philosophy, clarifying the knowledge that patterns of mathematics are everywhere. It Is Easy To Be Wary Of Mathematics - But As This Book Shows, Drawing On Science, Literature And Philosophy, Its Patterns Are Evrywhere. In Witty And Eloquent Prose, Robert And Ellen Kaplan Take Mathematics Back To Its Estranged Audience, Bringing Understanding And Clarity To A Traditionally Difficult Subject, And Revealing The Beauty Behind The Equations. Only By Letting Loose Our Curiosity Can We Learn To Appreciate The Wonder That Can Be Found In Mathematics - An 'art' Invented By Humans, Which Is Also Timeless. This accessible work aims to inspire the general reader with the wonder and beauty of mathematics. The authors draw on science, literature, history, biography and philosophy, clarifying the knowledge that the patterns of mathematics are everywhere. It takes infinity in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. It shows us some of the ways that Man grappled with all and reveals mathematics as one of the most exhilarating expressions of human imagination.