The cat in numberland / (Record no. 13943)

000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 01559nam a2200181 a 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field ASIN081262744X
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20120718093039.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 120718s2006 xxu eng d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 081262744X (hardcover)
Terms of availability $19.95
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780812627442 (hardcover)
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ekeland, Ivar.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The cat in numberland /
Statement of responsibility, etc Ivar Ekeland, John O'Brien.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc [S.l.] :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cricket Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 56 p. :
Other physical details col. ill. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc At Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert’s Hotel Infinity, the resident cat is puzzled. The hotel is fully booked — the rooms are full of Numbers, both Odds and Evens — yet guests continue to arrive. When Zero shows up, there’s a massive room switching, and he stays, even though Mr. Hilbert insists he’s not really a Number. Then the Letters appear and everyone still has a room, even though no Numbers have left. No matter how many guests arrive or depart, the hotel accommodates them all, and is always full. But when the Fractions arrive, demanding rooms, real chaos threatens. Can an ingenious solution be found to house them all? Based on mathematician David Hilbert’s famous paradox of the Grand Hotel, The Cat in Numberland offers a refreshingly clear explanation of infinity for readers of all ages. John O’Brien’s imaginative line drawings further elucidate the complex concept, as well as simple functions like addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name O'Brien, John.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Amazon.com
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081262744X/chopaconline-20">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081262744X/chopaconline-20</a>

No items available.

Designed & Maintained by: MUALIB
MUA Library, Contact: library@mua.ac.ke

Powered by Koha