Zero to Infinity: A History of Numbers

The Ever-Evolving Notion of Number (1x1)

: 01, 2007

While numbers are precision personified, the exact definition of "number" is elusive, because it's still evolving. The course will trace progress in understanding and using numbers while also exploring discoveries that have advanced our grasp of number. We will meet the great thinkers who made these discoveries—from old friends Pythagoras and Euclid to the more modern but equally brilliant Euler, Gauss, and Cantor.