Description |
1 online resource (x, 235 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
1. I know that you know that -- 2. Domino theories -- 3. Turning the tables -- 4. anthropomurphic principle -- 5. Counting the cattle of the sun -- 6. great drain robbery -- 7. Two-way jigsaw puzzles -- 8. Tales of the neglected number -- 9. Is monopoly fair? -- 10. Monopoly revisited -- 11. guide to computer dating -- 12. Dividing the spoils -- 13. Squaring the square -- 14. bellows conjecture -- 15. Purposefully piling pyramids -- 16. Be a dots-and-boxes grandmaster -- 17. Choosily chomping chocolate -- 18. Shedding a little darkness -- 19. Preposterous piratical predicaments -- 20. Million-dollar minesweeper |
Summary |
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! |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Mathematical recreations.
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Mathematics -- Humor
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GAMES -- Sudoku.
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MATHEMATICS -- Recreations & Games.
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Mathematical recreations
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Mathematics
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Humor
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Unterhaltung
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Mathematik
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Genre/Form |
Humor
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2004050075 |
ISBN |
9780191547393 |
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0191547395 |
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1280593946 |
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9781280593949 |
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9786613623775 |
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6613623776 |
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0191647454 |
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9780191647451 |
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