The Fables of Aesop is out now!

Liberal arts

Math Parables 2: Welcome to the World of Hyper-Sur-Reality

In my last article, “Can Mathematics be Parables?” I considered the fantastical realm of “imaginary” numbers. Now, wander with me across a terrain of numbers even more dazzlingly head-spinning . . . and even more hazardous, perhaps, to encounter. I’m sure you’ll remember that there is a whole category of numbers that is (gasp) “irrational”?

Math Parables 2: Welcome to the World of Hyper-Sur-Reality Read More »