| Description |
xvi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
On t.p. "[the square root of minus one]" appears as a radical over "-1". |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Puzzles of imaginary numbers -- ch. 2. First try at understanding the geometry of (the square root of minus one) -- ch. 3. Puzzles start to clear -- ch. 4. Using complex numbers -- ch. 5. More uses of complex numbers -- ch. 6. Wizard mathematics -- ch. 7. Nineteenth century, cauchy, and the beginning of complex function theory. |
| Subject |
Numbers, Complex.
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Numbers, Complex. |
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Numbers, Complex.
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| Added Title |
Story of [the square root of minus one] |
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Story of [square root] -1 |
| ISBN |
0691027951 acid-free paper |
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