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An imaginary tale by Paul J. Nahin · Booklabria

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An imaginary tale

MathematicsComplex Numbers

An imaginary tale

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First published: 1998
Language: English
Editions: 8

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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, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colorful characters who tried to solve them.

Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts, mathematical discussions, and the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems.

Subjects: Mathematics
Complex Numbers

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