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Used - Very Good. An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call "math"

The only numbers in this book are the page numbers.

Math Without Numbers is a vivid, conversational, and wholly original guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra—which turn out to be surprisingly easy to grasp. This book upends the conventional approach to math, inviting you to think creatively about shape and dimension, the infinite and infinitesimal, symmetries, proofs, and how these concepts all fit together. What awaits readers is a freewheeling tour of the inimitable joys and unsolved mysteries of this curiously powerful subject.

Like the classic math allegory Flatland, first published over a century ago, or Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach forty years ago, there has never been a math book quite like Math Without Numbers. So many popularizations of math have dwelt on numbers like pi or zero or infinity. This book goes well beyond to questions such as: How… Read More

Used - Good. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes, highlighting and underlining. The copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Used books may not include companion materials, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes, highlighting and underlining. The copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Used books may not include companion materials, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!

Used - Good. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Used books may not include companion materials, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Used books may not include companion materials, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!