The Square Root of 2: A Dialogue Concerning a Number and a Sequence

by David Flannery

Book Overview

Using no more than the most basic algebra and geometry, Flannery (Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland) manages to convey not only why irrational numbers are fascinating, but how the whole enterprise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038720220X
• ISBN13: 9780387202204
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Copernicus
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.8"