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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

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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 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 , 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 PoincarÃ©onjecture, chaos theory, and the P=NP problem . You never know what enigmas you'll find in the Stewart cabinet, but they're sure to be clever, mind-expanding, and delightfully fun.

Language: English

Pages: 310

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: January 06, 2009

ISBN: 0465013023

ISBN 13: 9780465013029

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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 , 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 PoincarÃ©onjecture, chaos theory, and the P=NP problem . You never know what enigmas you'll find in the Stewart cabinet, but they're sure to be clever, mind-expanding, and delightfully fun.

Language: English

Pages: 310

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: January 06, 2009

ISBN: 0465013023

ISBN 13: 9780465013029

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