| Description |
xvi, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
On t.p. "[the square root of minus one]" appears as a radical over "-1". |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Puzzles of imaginary numbers -- First try at understanding the geometry of (the square root of minus one) -- Puzzles start to clear -- Using complex numbers -- More uses of complex numbers -- Wizard mathematics -- Nineteenth century, cauchy, and the beginning of complex function theory. |
| Subject |
Numbers, Complex.
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| Added Title |
Story of [the square root of minus one] |
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Story of [square root] -1 |
| ISBN |
0691027951 (acid-free paper) |
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