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Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality

by Rudy Rucker · 1987

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From mathematics and computers to insights into the workings of the human mind, this popular mathematics book reflects the intelligence gathered from the frontiers of mathematical thought. Illuminated by more than 100 drawings, the book explores such concepts as digital versus analog processes, logic as a computing tool, and communication as information transmission. 1987 edition.

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