deerforest Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Has anyone used this book? The Amazon reviews make it sound very appealing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi B Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 When I was about 10, I read Asimov's Realm of Numbers and the follow-up book you mentioned (Realm of Algebra) in our public library. They played a valuable role in my mathematical development, and later I indeed became a mathematician. It was in these books that I first learned about imaginary and complex numbers, and I remember asking myself, "what is the square root of the imaginary number i". (I came up with the correct answer, though in a convoluted manner; knowing about polar coordinates would have helped.) That was 40 years ago. I can't honestly remember enough to say whether the books were really good, or whether they were merely better than nothing. But they hold a fond place in my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've never *heard* of it! But it looks awesome and I've added it to my amazon wishlist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 At the living math website it is marked as one of her favorites. I have it in my amazon cart but I don't know much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/asimov-algebra.pdf This is a pdf version for free. It seems legally legit but I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space station Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Yes, we read the pdf version linked above and enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'm reluctant to read the PDF online, but I bought Realm of Algebra and Realm of Numbers. It looks just like something DD would love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I puffy heart love Isaac Asimov. Just thought I would share. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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