{"product_id":"beyond-infinity-an-expedition-to-the-outer-limits-of-mathematics-paperback","title":"Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugenia Cheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy one of our most imaginative mathematicians, a mind-expanding trip through the beauty--and the mysteries--of infinity   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Cheng does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal  \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Imagine something small enough to fit in your head but too large to fit in the world--or even the universe. What would you call it? And what would it be? How about infinity?   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has some answers. Whether pondering why some numbers are uncountable, or why infinity plus one is not the same as one plus infinity, Cheng takes readers on a staggering journey from math at its most elemental to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way she considers how you could use a cheeseboard to help plan a dinner part for 7 billion people, what it would mean to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and whether you could create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough (the math says yes!).   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An essential book on the universe's biggest possible topic , Beyond Infinity will beguile and bewitch you, and show how one little symbol-- ∞ --can hold the biggest idea of all.  \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugenia Cheng \u003c\/b\u003eis Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has authored numerous books, including the \u003ci\u003eLA Time\u003c\/i\u003es Book Prize winner\u003ci\u003e Is Math Real?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Unequal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Bake Pi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ex + y\u003c\/i\u003e. Cheng lives in Chicago, Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477509366067,"sku":"9781541644137","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/5lBFSUu9Y-9781541644137.webp?v=1781603051","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-infinity-an-expedition-to-the-outer-limits-of-mathematics-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}