02805nam 2200589 a 450 991046123510332120200520144314.01-280-59394-697866136237750-19-154739-5(CKB)2670000000160216(EBL)886690(OCoLC)779180392(SSID)ssj0000612277(PQKBManifestationID)12226716(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612277(PQKBWorkID)10685973(PQKB)10687166(MiAaPQ)EBC886690(Au-PeEL)EBL886690(CaPaEBR)ebr10537846(CaONFJC)MIL362377(EXLCZ)99267000000016021620040421d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMath hysteria[electronic resource] fun and games with mathematics /Ian StewartOxford Oxford University Press20041 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-861336-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-230) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Figure Acknowledgements; 1 I Know That You Know That; 2 Domino Theories; 3 Turning the Tables; 4 The Anthropomurphic Principle; 5 Counting the Cattle of the Sun; 6 The Great Drain Robbery; 7 Two-Way Jigsaw Puzzles; 8 Tales of the Neglected Number; 9 Is Monopoly Fair?; 10 Monopoly Revisited; 11 A Guide to Computer Dating; 12 Dividing the Spoils; 13 Squaring the Square; 14 The Bellows Conjecture; 15 Purposefully Piling Pyramids; 16 Be a Dots-and-Boxes Grandmaster; 17 Choosily Chomping Chocolate; 18 Shedding a Little Darkness; 19 Preposterous Piratical Predicaments20 Million-Dollar MinesweeperFurther Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; ZWelcome 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!Mathematical recreationsMathematicsHumorElectronic books.Mathematical recreations.Mathematics793.74Stewart Ian1945-447732MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461235103321Math hysteria2084774UNINA