Numbers permeate every aspect of our lives; very little happens without a basic ability to manipulate the simple whole numbers we all take for granted. Beautifully illustrated with old engravings as well as contemporary imagery, Sacred Number introduces basic counting systems; significant numbers from major religious texts; the importance of astronomy, geometry, and music to nu...(展开全部)

From the reviews: "...a fine book [...] When it appeared in 1949 it was a pioneer. Now there are plenty of competing accounts. But Hasse has something extra to offer.[...] Hasse proved that miracles do happen in his five beautiful papers on quadratic forms of 1923-1924. [...]It is trite but true: Every number-theorist should have this book on his or her shelf." --Irving Kaplans...(展开全部)

The central theme of this book is the solution of Diophantine equations, i.e., equations or systems of polynomial equations which must be solved in integers, rational numbers or more generally in algebraic numbers. This theme, in particular, is the central motivation for the modern theory of arithmetic algebraic geometry. In this text, this is considered through three of its mo...(展开全部)

The central theme of this book is the solution of Diophantine equations, i.e., equations or systems of polynomial equations which must be solved in integers, rational numbers or more generally in algebraic numbers. This theme, in particular, is the central motivation for the modern theory of arithmetic algebraic geometry. In this text, this is considered through three of its mo...(展开全部)

From the author of 'The Music of the Primes' and 'Finding Moonshine' comes a short, lively book on five mathematical problems that just refuse be solved -- and on how many everyday problems can be solved by maths. Every time we download a song from Itunes, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our mobile phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. Maths may...(展开全部)

马库斯·杜·索托伊（Marcus du Sautoy） 牛津大学数学教授、西蒙义讲座教授，英国工程暨物理研究委员会研究员，英国皇家协会研究员。马库斯是一位不按常理出牌的数学天才，他创造了“流行数学”的概念，将复杂的数字和数学概念用形象生动、通俗易懂的语言表达出来，被誉为“百家讲坛”式的学者。他是BBC科普节目嘉宾、TED演讲嘉宾，《泰晤士报》和《卫报》专栏作家，曾获伦敦数学会的贝维克奖、英国官佐勋章，并在2004年被英国《周日独立报》评为英国最杰出的科学家之一，被英国《绅士》杂志列为全英40岁以下最具影响力的百位人物之一。业余时间，他爱好足球运动，目前是英国作家足球队队员。