数之书
The book of numbers
John Horton Conway、Richard K. Guy · 初版 1995 年
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为什么值得读
- 以生动幽默的笔触讲解差分表与复数
- 深入浅出地探讨不同类型的无穷大概念
- 内容兼具可读性且比同类专业书更易懂
在 The Book of Numbers 中，两位为优美迷人的数字模式所倾倒的著名数学家，相互之间并与读者一同分享了他们的深刻见解与发现。John Conway 是位引人注目的表演家，精通数学游戏并擅长华丽的展示；Richard Guy 则是位百科全书式的学者，始终紧盯那些有待解决的问题。他们共同向我们展示了为何数字的模式与特质数个世纪以来一直吸引着数学家和普通人。The Book of Numbers 收录了 Conway 和 Guy 最喜爱的故事，涵盖了我们任何人都可能遇
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我是在 Conway 和 Guy 的神作《数字之书》（The Book of Numbers）里了解到差分表的。真希望我读本科时就能看到这本书。它把我曾经热爱却又说不清道不明的数学点滴全都讲透了。里面有太多让人眼前一亮的珍宝，我花了几个月时间去读……
I learned about difference tables in Conway and Guy's great book "The Book of Numbers". I wish the book had been available when I was an undergrad. It describes everything I loved in math that I wasn't able to pinpoint. There are so many little gems in it, I've spent months reading…
《数字之书》——John Conway 著。真希望我在 12 到 15 岁左右就读过它。我觉得这本书会对年轻人的心灵产生巨大的影响。
The Book of Numbers - John Conway. I wish I had read this somewhere around 12-15. I think this book would have quite an impact on a young mind.
> 如果有另一本书能讲同样的内容，而且阐述得更好的话去看看 Conway 的《数字之书》吧。他对复数的解释非常精彩。Conway 的文笔有时可能略显简练，但至少他很有趣！
> so if there is another book that does the same thing with better exposition Have a look at Conway's "Book of numbers". He has a nice description of the complex numbers there. Conway can be terse aswell, but at least he is funny!
我觉得 Conway 和 Guy 的《数字之书》可能是更好的选择。它更聚焦于把无穷大视作不同类型的数，而且难度层级显然更适中。ONAG 是一本相当硬核的技术书；小孩子们真没必要去了解……
I think Conway and Guy's "The Book of Numbers" might be a better source. It's more focused on infinities as different types of number, and certainly at a more suitable level. ONAG is quite a technical book; children don't really need to know that…
也推荐 Don Knuth 的《超现实数》（Surreal Numbers），以及 Conway 和 Guy 的《数字之书》。
Would also recommend 'Surreal Numbers' by Don Knut hand 'The Book of Numbers' by Conway and Guy.
……用他自己的话来解释他工作中的重要概念；强烈推荐所有有他出镜的 Numberphile 视频，也是为了看这个）——另外：《稳操胜券》（Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays）翻起来真的很有意思。《数字之书》极棒，我会把它送给任何对数学好奇、有点独立思考能力的孩子。Knuth 的《超现实数》也很值得一读。刚在网上订了《论数字与博弈》（On Numbers and Games），正在邮寄路上，我很……
…important concepts in his work, in his own words; also highly recommend all the Numberphile videos featuring him for that)- then: Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays is really fun to thumb through. The Book of Numbers is fantastic and something I would gift to any mathematically curious, somewhat independent, child. Knuth's Surreal Numbers is also a great read. Got On Numbers and Games coming in the mail, and am…