Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Why infinity is dangerous
2: The flipside of infinity
3: Geometric infinity
4: Infinity in probability
5: Physical infinity
6: Counting infinity
7: Infinity revisited
References
Further Reading
Index

About the Author

Professor Ian Stewart of Warwick University is a well-known and highly successful writer on mathematics and its applications. He has authored over 80 books including From Here to Infinity (OUP, 1996), Does God Play Dice? (Penguin, 1997), Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2013), and the bestselling series The Science of Discworld I, II, III, and IV with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen.

Reviews

This particular volume does exactly what it says on the tin, providing just enough background on various aspects of infinity to pique the readers interest. It is written with the same clarity and attention to detail as Professor Stewarts other books.
*David Hopkins, Mathematical Gazette*

Stewart has turned what must have seemed like a daunting project into an entertaining, illuminating, and digestible read... the book has something for everyone.
*Marianne Freiberger, Plus*

Even the experienced reader may have more occasion to learn something new. Some of these non-essential but nevertheless flashes of a that's-interesting-I-didn't-know-that experience will make it worthwhile reading.
*Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society*