Product Description

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!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25934 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 235 pages

Review
In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of intriguing, challenging, and fun puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale. (L'Enseignement Mathematique, 2005 )

About the Author
Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. An active research mathematician, he is also a well-known popularizer of mathematics and related areas of science. In 1995 he was awarded the Royal Society's Michael Faraday award for furthering the public understanding of science; his book Nature's Numbers was shortlisted for the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science Books; and he delivered the 1997 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, televised by the BBC.
His many books include From Here to Infinity: a guide to today's mathematics, The Science of Discworld and The Science of Discworld II, What Shape is a Snowflake? and Flatterland.

Customer Reviews

Why to buy Math hysteria
Math Hysteria is a book eith lots of subjects in. It is not a book which should be read like it explains the whole topic because it is like an introduction to lots of topics. It is very useful because it has a further reading page which tells you what to read if you have enjoyed one of the chapters, and want to find out more.