The Joy of Abstraction - An Exploration of Math, Category Theory, and Life (Hardcover)

Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract mathematics into category theory will demystify mathematical thought processes and help you develop your own thinking, with no formal mathematical background needed. The book brings abstract mathematical ideas down to earth using examples of social justice, current events, and everyday life - from privilege to COVID-19 to driving routes. The journey begins with the ideas and workings of abstract mathematics, after which you will gently climb toward more technical material, learning everything needed to understand category theory, and then key concepts in category theory like natural transformations, duality, and even a glimpse of ongoing research in higher-dimensional category theory. For fans of How to Bake Pi, this will help you dig deeper into mathematical concepts and build your mathematical background.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Eugenia Cheng
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	438
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-47722-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > Mathematical logic Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Promotions
LSN:	1-108-47722-4
Barcode:	9781108477222

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