Professor Stewart's cabinet of mathematical curiosities / Ian Stewart.
By: Stewart, Ian
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Publisher: New York : Basic Books, c2009Description: x, 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780465013029 (pbk.); 0465013023 (pbk.).Other title: Cabinet of mathematical curiosities.Subject(s): Mathematical recreations | Mathematics -- MiscellaneaDDC classification: 510 Summary: 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 the legendary cabinet. Some of the games and puzzles are old favorites, and others caused media tempests when they first appeared. Professor Stewart has even invented new games of logic, geometry, and probability to satiate the especially eager reader. Back cover.
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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 the legendary cabinet. Some of the games and puzzles are old favorites, and others caused media tempests when they first appeared. Professor Stewart has even invented new games of logic, geometry, and probability to satiate the especially eager reader. Back cover.