Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures

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Ian Stewart

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Opening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and riddles in Professor Stewarts Hoard of Mathematical Treasures. With wit and aplomb, Stewart mingles casual puzzles with grander forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought. Amongst a host of arcane and astonishing facts about every kind of number from irrational and imaginary to complex and cuneiform, we learn:How to organize chaosHow matter balances anti-matterHow to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it)How to calculate pi by observing the stars...and why you cant comb a hairy ballAlong the way Stewart offers the reader tantalizing glimpses of the mathematics underlying life and the universe. Mind-stretching, enlightening, and endlessly amusing, Professor Stewarts Hoard of Mathematical Treasures will stimulate, delight, and enthrall.

Author Biography:

Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and Director of its Mathematics Awareness Centre. He is also a regular research visitor at the University of Houston, the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications in Minneapolis, and the Santa Fe Institute. His writing has appeared in New Scientist, Discover, and Scientific American, among others. He lives in Warwick, England.

Release date Australia

April 27th, 2010

Author

Ian Stewart

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Country of Publication

United States

Illustrations

200 b & w illus.

Imprint

Basic Books

Pages

352

Publisher

Basic Books

Dimensions

142x209x23

ISBN-13

9780465017751

Product ID

4022270

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