HOW TO CUT A CAKE:& OTHER MATHEMAT CONUNDRUMS PAPER: And Other Mathematical Conundrums - Couverture souple

STEWART, Ian

 
9780199205905: HOW TO CUT A CAKE:& OTHER MATHEMAT CONUNDRUMS PAPER: And Other Mathematical Conundrums
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199205906 ISBN 13 : 9780199205905
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! Here are twenty more curious puzzles and fantastical mathematical stories from one of the world's most popular and accessible writers on mathematics. This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each chapter-with titles such as, "How to Play Poker By Post" and "Repealing the Law of Averages"-presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle that is challenging, fun, and introduces the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way. Illustrated with clever and quirky cartoons, each tale will delight those who love puzzles and mathematical conundrums.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University, and Director of the Mathematics Awareness Centre at Warwick. An active research mathematician, he is also a well-known popularizer of mathematics and related areas of science. In 1995 he was awarded the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Award for furthering the public understanding of science; his book Nature's Numbers was shortlisted for the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science Books; and he delivered the 1997 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, televised by the BBC. In 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His many books include Evolving the Alien (with Jack Cohen), The Science of Discworld, What Shape is a Snowflake?, Flatterland, The Magical Maze, and Does God Play Dice? .


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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199205906
ISBN 13 
9780199205905
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
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