Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics

by Ian Stewart

Book Overview

Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics Math Hysteria contains twenty quirky tales of mathematical exploration by one of the world's most popular writers on mathematics. Ian Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale, including "Counting the Cattle of the Sun," "The Great Drain Robbery," and "Preposterous Piratical Predicaments." Fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198613369
• ISBN13: 9780198613367
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"