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The square root of 2: a dialogue concerning a number and a sequence
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 of mathematical thinking is imaginative, intriguing, and engaging. A startlingly original and infor...
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Springer
2006
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Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2283234 |