阿基米德的报复

[美] 保罗·霍夫曼

出版时间

1994-12-01

ISBN

9787500102281

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍
这不是一本教你算数的书,而是带你重新打量数字与形状背后那个隐秘世界的邀请函。作者把完全数、素数、四色定理、阿基米德牛群、选举博弈这些看似毫不相干的碎片串在一起,揭示一个近乎执念的主题:数的秘密,就是上帝的秘密。它最动人的地方,是让外行也能在
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  • "I was recently on a long plane flight, absorbed in a novel, when the fidgeting fellow in the next seat made an awkward stab at initiating conversation:"We are on flight 407. That number seems dull to me, which I hope isn't a bad omen." 'Nonsense," I replied, without looking up from my reading. "The "
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