An imaginary tale: the story of [the square root of minus one]
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Main Author: Nahin, Paul J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 2010
Edition:1st Princeton science library ed
Series:Princeton science library
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Item Description:On t.p. "[the square root of minus one]" appears as a radical over "-1.". - Originally published: 1998
Includes bibliographical references and index
ch. 1 - Puzzles of imaginary numbers -- - ch. 2 - First try at understanding the geometry of (the square root of minus one) -- - ch. 3 - Puzzles start to clear -- - ch. 4 - Using complex numbers -- - ch. 5 - More uses of complex numbers -- - ch. 6 - Wizard mathematics -- - ch. 7 - Nineteenth century, cauchy, and the beginning of complex function theory
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 267 p.)
ISBN:0691146004
1400833892
9780691146003
9781400833894

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