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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

2010-09-03 Mathematics
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Release : 2010-09-03
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by : Ian Stewart

Download or read book Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities written by Ian Stewart. This book was released on 2010-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years... Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and probability -- like how to extract a cherry from a cocktail glass (harder than you think), a pop up dodecahedron, the real reason why you can't divide anything by zero and some tips for making money by proving the obvious. Scattered among these are keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermat's last theorem, the Poincaré Conjecture, chaos theory, and the P/NP problem for which a million dollar prize is on offer. There are beguiling secrets about familiar names like Pythagoras or prime numbers, as well as anecdotes about great mathematicians. Pull out the drawers of the Professor's cabinet and who knows what could happen...

Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures

2010-12-09 Mathematics
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Release : 2010-12-09
Genre : Mathematics
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Download or read book Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures written by Ian Stewart. This book was released on 2010-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Stewart, author of the bestselling Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, presents a new and magical mix of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. He mingles these with forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought, appallingly hilarious mathematical jokes, and enquiries into the great mathematical challenges of the present and past. Amongst a host of arcane and astonishing facts about every kind of number from irrational or imaginary to complex or cuneiform, we find out: how to organise chaos; how matter balances anti-matter; how to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it...); why you can't comb a hairy ball; how to calculate pi by observing the stars. And we get some tantalising glimpses of the maths of life and the universe.Mind-stretching, enlightening and endlessly amusing, Professor Stewart's new entertainment will stimulate, delight, and enthral.

Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries

2014-10-02 Mathematics
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Release : 2014-10-02
Genre : Mathematics
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Download or read book Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries written by Ian Stewart. This book was released on 2014-10-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its wildly popular predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's brand-new book is a miscellany of over 150 mathematical curios and conundrums, packed with trademark humour and numerous illustrations.In addition to the fascinating formulae and thrilling theorems familiar to Professor Stewart's fans, the Casebook follows the adventures of the not-so-great detective Hemlock Soames and his sidekick Dr John Watsup (immortalised in the phrase 'Watsup, Doc?'). By a remarkable coincidence they live at 222B Baker Street, just across the road from their more illustrious neighbour who, for reasons known only to Dr Watsup, is never mentioned by name. A typical item is 'The Case of the Face-Down Aces', a mathematical magic trick of quite devilish cunning... Ranging from one-liners to four-page investigations from the frontiers of mathematical research, the Casebook reveals Professor Stewart at his challenging and entertaining best.

Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries

2014-10-07 Mathematics
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Release : 2014-10-07
Genre : Mathematics
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Download or read book Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries written by Ian Stewart. This book was released on 2014-10-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed writer and mathematician Ian Stewart's third miscellany of mathematical curios and conundrums. In Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart presents an enticing collection of mathematical curios and conundrums. With a new puzzle on each page, this compendium of brainteasers will both teach and delight. Guided by stalwart detective Hemlock Soames and his sidekick, Dr. John Watsup, readers will delve into almost two hundred mathematical problems, puzzles, and facts. Tackling subjects from mathematical dates (such as Pi Day), what we don't know about primes, and why the Earth is round, this clever, mind-expanding book demonstrates the power and fun inherent in mathematics.

Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers

2015-04-07 Mathematics
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Release : 2015-04-07
Genre : Mathematics
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Download or read book Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers written by Ian Stewart. This book was released on 2015-04-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned mathematician Ian Stewart uses remarkable (and some unremarkable) numbers to introduce readers to the beauty of mathematics. At its heart, mathematics is about numbers, our fundamental tools for understanding the world. In Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers, Ian Stewart offers a delightful introduction to the numbers that surround us, from the common (Pi and 2) to the uncommon but no less consequential (1.059463 and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000). Along the way, Stewart takes us through prime numbers, cubic equations, the concept of zero, the possible positions on the Rubik's Cube, the role of numbers in human history, and beyond! An unfailingly genial guide, Stewart brings his characteristic wit and erudition to bear on these incredible numbers, offering an engaging primer on the principles and power of math.

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