Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, Paperback - Ian Stewart

A book of mathematical oddities, including games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful maths-based nibbles for the curious mind. Features how to ...

Reducere. Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ian StewartOpening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new ...

Reducere. Acclaimed writer and mathematician Ian Stewart investigates history's most important and elusive math problems For every problem mathematicians sol...

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Now in paperback, this reveals the ultimate questions that take us to the limits of mathematics. Combines Stewart's accessible, appealing approach ...

The arrangement of the material, indicated by the chapter headings, draws attention to a variety of areas not normally associated with dominant per...

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A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behavio...

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}Significant Figures{ author Ian Stewart explores the development and the limits of the mathematics that delineate areas of uncertainty, looking in...

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Reducere. Enter the magical maze of mathematics and explore the surprising passageways of a fantastical world where logic and imagination converge. For mathe...

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Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Professor Ian StewartIllustration(s): c. 40 lineNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x ...

This handsome gift volume celebrates a world-famous temple to taxidermy and the natural world, where extraordinary curiosities highlight the inters...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Douglas PrestonAuthor: Lincoln ChildIn an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are...

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A bestselling author tries to rehabillitate a much-maligned field.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Professor Ian StewartIllustration(s): c. 4...

What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene--the age of humans? Just as paleontologists lo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Frank StewartA collection of hands that take the reader through a year at the author's (fictional) bridge club. The charact...

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Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Stewart demonstrates sy...

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Quoting hundreds of passages from Greek and Roman authors, this light-hearted book gives a vividly direct picture of the origins of modern medicine...

The lives of twenty-five of the world's greatest mathematicians are related in vivid detail here, along with exciting and accessible explanations o...

Subtitled, }The Story Of Mathematics - From The First Numbers To Chaos Theory{. The definitive history of maths, looking at how it has affected soc...

DescriptionThis new edition of a classic textbook develops complex analysis from the established theory of real analysis by emphasising the differe...

Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by ma...

Cozy up at home with more than 100 recipes to cook for each other and for friends. The team at Martha Stewart Living has created the ultimate cookb...

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The transition from school mathematics to university mathematics is seldom straightforward. Students are faced with a disconnect between the algori...

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Twelve essays take a playful approach to the subject, exploring how to play poker over the telephone without the possibility of cheating, how to di...

Retitled and revised edition of Ian Stewart's }The Problems of Mathematics{. It has been fully updated to include the latest discoveries. 31 line d...

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Contributor(s): Author: James StewartAuthor: Jeffrey A. ColeAuthor: Daniel DruckerContains fully worked-out solutions to all of the odd-numbered ex...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martha Stewart Living MagazineThe perfect sweet (or savory) for any occasion Filled with seasonal fruit, piled high with bi...

At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Trut...

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Hundreds of clever tips, solutions, and easy ways to elevate every day, from America's most trusted lifestyle authority, in one must-have handbook ...

This title includes 175 beautifully photographed craft projects for every occasion, from Christmas and New Year to Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, F...

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Publisher: Lifespace PublishingAuthor(s): Ian StewartIllustration(s): illustrationsNumber of pages: 435Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 210 x 151 ...

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