{"product_id":"one-two-three-absolutely-elementary-mathematics-9781400079100","title":"One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Tour of the Calculus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the basics of mathematics, and reveals a world of fascination in fundamental mathematical ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne, Two, Three\u003c\/i\u003e is David Berlinski's captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics, its fundamental ideas, and why they matter. By unraveling the complex answers to these most elementary questions--What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, and other functions actually work? What are geometry and logic?--Berlinski reveals the intricacy behind their seemingly simple exteriors. Peppered with enlightening historical anecdotes and asides on some of history's most fascinating mathematicians, \u003ci\u003eOne, Two, Three, \u003c\/i\u003erevels in the beauty of numbers as Berlinski shows us how and why these often slippery concepts are as essential to the field of mathematics as to who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Berlinski\u003c\/b\u003e received a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has taught mathematics and philosophy at universities in the United States and France, and currently lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849726857490,"sku":"9781400079100","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c68382fc-4b34-40da-8d56-82737d5098a8.jpg?v=1737401283","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-two-three-absolutely-elementary-mathematics-9781400079100","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}