Ian Stewart

eBook, ePUB

Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Like its wildly popular predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's brand-new book is a miscellany of over 150 mathematical curios and conundrums, packed with trademark humour and numerous illustrations.In addition to the fascinating formulae and thrilling theorems familiar to Professor Stewart's fans, the Casebook follows the adventures of the not-so-great detective Hemlock Soames and his sidekick Dr John Watsup (immortalised in the phrase 'Watsup, Doc?'). By a remarkable coincidence they live at 222B Baker Street, just across the road from their more illustrious neighbour who, for reasons known only to Dr Watsup, is never mentioned by name. A typical item is 'The Case of the Face-Down Aces', a mathematical magic trick of quite devilish cunning...
Ranging from one-liners to four-page investigations from the frontiers of mathematical research, the Casebook reveals Professor Stewart at his challenging and entertaining best.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 4.2MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847654328
• Artikelnr.: 41829906

Rezensionen

Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of mathematics Alex Bellos Guardian