Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics (Record no. 296793)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198613367
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 793.74 STE-M
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ian Stewart
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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!
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Mathematics, Humor, Mathematical recreations
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        Gift or donation Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 15/09/2018   793.74 STE-M DCBG-0068 15/09/2018 15/09/2018 Book GIFT BY SHRI. N. SUDHAKARAN