Product Description

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle -- challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #346804 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .86 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Publisher
20 specially commissioned B&W cartoons, plus some simple mathematical diagrams

About the Author
Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University, and Director of the Mathematics Awareness Centre at Warwick. 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 iNature's Numbers/i was shortlisted for the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science Books; and he delivered the 1997 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, televised by the BBC. In 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His many books include iEvolving the Alien/i (with Jack Cohen), iThe Science of Discworld/i, iWhat Shape is a Snowflake?/i, iFlatterland/i, iThe Magical Maze/i, and iDoes God Play Dice? /i.