Euclid in the Rainforest

Euclid in the Rainforest Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

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Publisher's Synopsis

Joseph Mazur provives a portrayal of the three key ideas that have guided our pursuit of ultimate truth: the traditional Euclidean logic of the Greek; the logic that deals with the weirdness of infinity; and the logic of plausible reasoning, now the basis of all science.

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ISBN: 9780131479944
Publisher: Penguin USA
Imprint: Pi Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 511.3
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 618g
Height: 236mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 30mm