An Imaginary Tale The Story of Square Root of 1
Paul J Nahin
An Imaginary Tale The Story of Square Root of 1 - 1st ed. - Hyderabad University Press Private Limited 2010 - xxi, 265p.
The author tells the 2000-year old history of one of mathematics’ most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colourful characters who tried to solve them. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts, mathematical discussions, and the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems.
English
9788173713996 745.5
Mathematics
515.9 NAH
An Imaginary Tale The Story of Square Root of 1 - 1st ed. - Hyderabad University Press Private Limited 2010 - xxi, 265p.
The author tells the 2000-year old history of one of mathematics’ most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colourful characters who tried to solve them. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts, mathematical discussions, and the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems.
English
9788173713996 745.5
Mathematics
515.9 NAH