Math Hysteria: Fun and games with mathematics (Paperback)

by Ian Stewart (Author) "The extremely polite monks of the Perplexian order like to play logical tricks on one another ..." (more)

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Paperback: 235 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (May 31 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198613369
ISBN-13: 978-0198613367
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 400 g
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In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of intriguing, challenging, and fun puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale. L'Enseignement Mathematique, 2005

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Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics! In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale: Counting the Cattle of the Sun; The Great Drain Robbery; and Preposterous Piratical Predicaments; to name but a few. Along the way, we also meet many curious characters: in short, these stories are engaging, challenging, and lots of fun!

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