The joy of abstraction : an exploration of math, category theory, and life /
Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract mathematics into category theory will demystify mathematical thought processes and help you develop your own th...
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- 1. Verfasser:
- Format:
- Elektronisch E-Book
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- Veröffentlicht:
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2023.
- Zusammenfassung:
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Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract mathematics into category theory will demystify mathematical thought processes and help you develop your own thinking, with no formal mathematical background needed. The book brings abstract mathematical ideas down to earth using examples of social justice, current events, and everyday life - from privilege to COVID-19 to driving routes. The journey begins with the ideas and workings of abstract mathematics, after which you will gently climb toward more technical material, learning everything needed to understand category theory, and then key concepts in category theory like natural transformations, duality, and even a glimpse of ongoing research in higher-dimensional category theory. For fans of How to Bake Pi, this will help you dig deeper into mathematical concepts and build your mathematical background.
- Umfang:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 424 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Anmerkungen:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Oct 2022).
- Bibliografie:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-417) and index.
- ISBN:
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9781108769389
1108769381
9781108861014
1108861016
1108477224
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