Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics
Ian Stewart
Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics - New York Oxford University Press 2004 - x, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
1. I know that you know that -- 2. Domino theories -- 3. Turning the tables -- 4. anthropomurphic principle -- 5. Counting the cattle of the sun -- 6. great drain robbery -- 7. Two-way jigsaw puzzles -- 8. Tales of the neglected number -- 9. Is monopoly fair? -- 10. Monopoly revisited -- 11. guide to computer dating -- 12. Dividing the spoils -- 13. Squaring the square -- 14. bellows conjecture -- 15. Purposefully piling pyramids -- 16. Be a dots-and-boxes grandmaster -- 17. Choosily chomping chocolate -- 18. Shedding a little darkness -- 19. Preposterous piratical predicaments -- 20. Million-dollar minesweeper.
Math Hysteria contains twenty quirky tales of mathematical exploration by one of the world\'s most popular writers on mathematics. Ian Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale, including \Counting the Cattle of the Sun,\ \The Great Drain Robbery,\ and \Preposterous Piratical Predicaments.\ Fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams, each tale is told with engaging wit, sure to amuse everyone with an interest in puzzles and mathematics. Along the way, we also meet many curious characters. Containing twenty specially-commissioned cartoons, this book will delight all who are familiar with Stewart\'s many other books, such as What Shape is a Snowflake? and Flatterland and anyone interested in mathematical problems. In short, these stories are engaging, challenging, and lots of fun!
9780198613367
Mathematics, Humor, Mathematical recreations
793.74 STE-M
Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics - New York Oxford University Press 2004 - x, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
1. I know that you know that -- 2. Domino theories -- 3. Turning the tables -- 4. anthropomurphic principle -- 5. Counting the cattle of the sun -- 6. great drain robbery -- 7. Two-way jigsaw puzzles -- 8. Tales of the neglected number -- 9. Is monopoly fair? -- 10. Monopoly revisited -- 11. guide to computer dating -- 12. Dividing the spoils -- 13. Squaring the square -- 14. bellows conjecture -- 15. Purposefully piling pyramids -- 16. Be a dots-and-boxes grandmaster -- 17. Choosily chomping chocolate -- 18. Shedding a little darkness -- 19. Preposterous piratical predicaments -- 20. Million-dollar minesweeper.
Math Hysteria contains twenty quirky tales of mathematical exploration by one of the world\'s most popular writers on mathematics. Ian Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale, including \Counting the Cattle of the Sun,\ \The Great Drain Robbery,\ and \Preposterous Piratical Predicaments.\ Fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams, each tale is told with engaging wit, sure to amuse everyone with an interest in puzzles and mathematics. Along the way, we also meet many curious characters. Containing twenty specially-commissioned cartoons, this book will delight all who are familiar with Stewart\'s many other books, such as What Shape is a Snowflake? and Flatterland and anyone interested in mathematical problems. In short, these stories are engaging, challenging, and lots of fun!
9780198613367
Mathematics, Humor, Mathematical recreations
793.74 STE-M