Understanding the Infinite

Brand: Harvard University Press

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 376

Release Date: 13-01-1998

Part Number: 3 line illustrations

Details: How can the infinite, a subject so remote from our finite experience, be an everyday tool for the working of a mathematician? Blending history, philosophy, mathematics, and logic, the author seeks to answers this question. Making use of the mathematical work of Jan Mycielski, he demonstrates that knowledge of the infinite is possible, even according to strict standards that require some intuitive basis for knowledge.

EAN: 9780674921177

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English