In Professor Stewart’s Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart presents an enticing collection of mathematical curios and conundrums. With a new puzzle on each page, th
A fully annotated edition of the classic, originally published in 1884, offers a humorous examination, with serious overtones, of the complex concepts of space, time, and dimension as it chronicles a
An approachable and informative guide to the major building blocks of contemporary mathematics--from the Pythagorian Theorem to Einstein's theory of relativity--explores how these equations are at the
From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems,?an acclaimed?mathematician and popular?science writer?brings us his witty, engaging, and?definitive history of mathematics?In his famous strai
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illu
