Author:
Havil, Julian, 1952- author.
Edition Statement:Princeton Science Library paperback edition.
ImprintPrinceton : Princeton University Press, 2023.
Descriptionxv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Note:Greek beginnings -- The route to Germany -- Two new irrationals -- Irrationals, old and new -- A very special irrational -- From the rational to the transcendental -- Transcendentals -- Continued fractions revisited -- The question and problem of randomness -- One question, three answers -- Does irrationality matter? -- Appendix A: The spiral of Theodorus -- Appendix B: Rational parameterizations of the circle -- Appendix C: Two properties of continued fractions -- Appendix D: Finding the tomb of Roger Apéry -- Appendix E: Equivalence relations -- Appendix F: The mean value theorem.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
