Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can Be Positively Bent
by Alberto A. Martínez · Princeton University Press
A historian of mathematics at UT Austin traces how negative numbers were resisted for centuries and shows that 'minus times minus equals plus' is a chosen convention, then constructs a consistent alternative algebra where it does not hold. Requires only high-school algebra but high conceptual load, hence 'advanced'.
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