9780465013029-0465013023-Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

ISBN-13: 9780465013029
ISBN-10: 0465013023
Author: Ian Stewart
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback 321 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780465013029
ISBN-10: 0465013023
Author: Ian Stewart
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback 321 pages

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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (ISBN-13: 9780465013029 and ISBN-10: 0465013023), written by authors Ian Stewart, was published by Basic Books in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other History (Mathematics, Reference) books. You can easily purchase or rent Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.55.

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Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical games, puzzles, stories, and factoids intended for the adventurous mind. This book reveals the most exhilarating oddities from Professor Stewart's legendary cabinet.
Inside, you will find 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, and the real reason why you can't divide anything by zero. Scattered among these are keys to Fermat's last theorem, the Poincaré conjecture, chaos theory, and the P=NP problem (you'll win a million dollars if you solve it). You never know what enigmas you'll find in the Stewart cabinet, but they're sure to be clever, mind-expanding, and delightfully fun.

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