Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Martínez, Alberto A. Title: Negative math : how mathematical rules can be positively bent / Alberto A. Martínez. Publisher, Date: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. Description: x, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Mathematics. Numbers, Negative. Matemáticas. Números naturales. Notes: "An easy introduction to the study of developing algebraic rules to describe relations among things." Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index. Contents: Figures -- Introduction -- The problem -- History : much ado about less than nothing -- The search for evident meaning -- History : meaningful and meaningless expressions -- Impossible numbers? -- History : making racially new mathematics -- From hindsight to creativity -- Math is rather flexible -- Sometimes -1 is greater than zero -- Traditional complications -- Can minus times minus be minus? -- Unity in mathematics -- Making a meaningful math -- Finding meaning -- Designing numbers and operations -- Physical mathematics? -- Notes -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2005043377 ISBN: 0691123098 9780691123097 9780691133911 Other Number: 58451665 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 408965 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 510 Martinez Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
