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An edition of Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (2008)

Professor Stewart's cabinet of mathematical curiosities

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This is a book of mathematical oddities: games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful mathematical nibbles for the curious and adventurous mind. School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years ... Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and probability. Scattered among these are keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermat's last theorem, the Four Colour Theorem, the Poincare Conjecture, chaos theory, fractals, complexity and the P/NP problem for which a million dollar prize is on offer.

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Profile, Profile Books
Language
English
Pages
310

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Subjects
Games, Mathematics, Nonfiction, Miscellanea, Mathematical recreations, Curiosities and wonders, Problems, exercises, Mathematics, miscellanea, Tong su dou wu ., Shu xue, Shu xue ., Matematiska lekar, Matematik, Populärvetenskap
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London

Edition Notes

Legacy 2018

Other Titles
Cabinet of mathematical curiosities

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510
Library of Congress
QA95 .S7257 2008, QA99

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 310 pages
Number of pages
310

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32135435M
Internet Archive
professorstewart0000stew_s9e7
ISBN 10
1846680646
ISBN 13
9781846680649
OCLC/WorldCat
861330353

Work Description

Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical games, puzzles, stories, and factoids intended for the adventurous mind. This book reveals the most exhilarating oddities from Professor Stewart's legendary cabinet.Inside, you will find hidden gems of logic, geometry, and probability-like how to extract a cherry from a cocktail glass (harder that you think), a pop-up dodecahedron, and the real reason why you can't divide anything by zero. Scattered among these are keys to Fermat's last theorem, the Poincare conjecture, chaos theory, and the P=NP problem (you'll win a million dollars if you solve it). You never know what enigmas you'll find in the Stewart cabinet, but they're sure to be clever, mind-expanding, and delightfully fun.

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