Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart (English)

Description: Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart, Professor Ian Stewart Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A book of mathematical oddities: games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful mathematical nibbles for the curious and adventurous mind. Publisher Description School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing curiosities of maths over the years . Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet.There are some 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, the real reason why you cant divide anything by zero and some tips for making money by proving the obvious. Scattered among these are keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermats last theorem, the Poincare Conjecture, chaos theory, and the P/NP problem for which a million dollar prize is on offer. There are beguiling secrets about familiar names like Pythagoras or prime numbers, as well as anecdotes about great mathematicians. Pull out the drawers of the Professors cabinet and who knows what could happen . Author Biography Professor Stewart is best known for making Mathematics accessible and popular. He was awarded the Royal Societys Michael Faraday Medal for furthering the public understanding of science. His many popular science books include Does God Play Dice?, Lifes Other Secrets and Flatterland. He is the mathematics consultant for the New Scientist and is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. In 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Details ISBN 1846683459 ISBN-13 9781846683459 Title Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities Author Ian Stewart, Professor Ian Stewart Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 320 Edition Main Publisher Profile Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:32394976; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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