Reaching for the extreme : how the quest for the biggest, fewest, and weirdest makes math /
From bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today.
| Main Author: | Stewart, Ian, 1945- (Author) |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2026].
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| Subjects: |
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