The acclaimed author of "A Tour of the Calculus "and "The
Infinite Ascent" offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the
basics of mathematics, and reveals a world of fascination in
fundamental mathematical ideas.
"One, Two, Three" is David Berlinski's captivating exploration of
the foundation of mathematics, its fundamental ideas, and why they
matter. By unraveling the complex answers to these most elementary
questions--What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, and
other functions actually work? What are geometry and
logic?--Berlinski reveals the intricacy behind their seemingly
simple exteriors. Peppered with enlightening historical anecdotes
and asides on some of history's most fascinating mathematicians,
"One, Two, Three, "revels in the beauty of numbers as Berlinski
shows us how and why these often slippery concepts are as essential
to the field of mathematics as to who we are.
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