Beyond Infinity: An Expedition To The Outer Limits Of Mathematics

A mind-expanding and funny trip to the edge of mathematics How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.

Author: Eugenia Cheng

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: May 01, 2018

Number of Pages: 304 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Mathematics

ISBN-10: 1541644131

ISBN-13: 9781541644137