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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of
Nahin, Paul J
Price
1125.00
ISBN
9788173713996
Language
English
Pages
280
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
130 x 190 mm
Year of Publishing
2001
Territorial Rights
Restricted
Imprint
Universities Press

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.

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