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!
ISBN: | 9780198613367 |
Publication date: | 13th May 2004 |
Author: | Ian Stewart |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 235 pages |
Genres: |
Popular Science Puzzles and quizzes |