Author: Stewart, Ian (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)
Mathematics
Published on 12 October 2006 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 248 pages, 20 specially commissioned B&W cartoons, plus some simple mathematical diagrams
232 x 151 x 21 | 392g
Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of 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 quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle -- challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.