Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
Autor Ian Stewarten Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 apr 2010 – vârsta de la 13 ani
Opening
another
drawer
in
his
Cabinet
of
Curiosities,
renowned
mathematics
professor
Ian
Stewart
presents
a
new
medley
of
games,
paradoxes,
and
riddles
inProfessor
Stewart's
Hoard
of
Mathematical
Treasures.
With
wit
and
aplomb,
Stewart
mingles
casual
puzzles
with
grander
forays
into
ancient
and
modern
mathematical
thought.
Amongst
a
host
of
arcane
and
astonishing
facts
about
every
kind
of
number
from
irrational
and
imaginary
to
complex
and
cuneiform,
we
learn:
- How to organize chaos
- How matter balances anti-matter
- How to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it)
- How to calculate pi by observing the stars
- ...and why you can't comb a hairy ball.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465017751
ISBN-10: 0465017754
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 200 b & w illus.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0465017754
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 200 b & w illus.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Locul publicării:United States
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Notă biografică
Ian
Stewartis
Professor
of
Mathematics
at
the
University
of
Warwick
and
Director
of
its
Mathematics
Awareness
Centre.
He
is
also
a
regular
research
visitor
at
the
University
of
Houston,
the
Institute
of
Mathematics
and
Its
Applications
in
Minneapolis,
and
the
Santa
Fe
Institute.
His
writing
has
appeared
inNew
Scientist,Discover,
andScientific
American,
among
others.
He
lives
in
Warwick,
England.