# Yearning for the Impossible

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- Authors: [John Stillwell](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-stillwell)
- Publisher: CRC Press
- ISBN: 978-11-3859-621-4
- Pages: 312
- Published: 2018-05-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

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.