Yearning for the Impossible —— The Surprising Truths of Mathematics, Second Edition

----- 怀念不可能的事：数学令人惊讶的真理 第2版

ISBN: 9781138586109 出版年：2018 页码：329 Stillwell, John CRC Press

Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics, Second Edition explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress. The author puts these creations into a broader context involving related "impossibilities" from art, literature, philosophy, and physics. This new edition contains many new exercises and commentaries, clearly discussing a wide range of challenging subjects.