Math Hysteria

Fun and games with mathematics

• Author(s): Ian Stewart,
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Pages: 256
• ISBN_10: 0191647454
  ISBN_13: 9780191647451
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Mathematics / General , Science / General , Games & Activities / Puzzles ,

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!