Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics,Ian Stewart

Oxford University Press

Math Hysteria\nby Ian Stewart\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Ian Stewart\nTitle: Math Hysteria\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Mathematics\nPublisher: OUP Oxford\nPublication year: 2004\nISBN-13: 9780198613367\nISBN-10: 0198613369\nRRP: \u00A314.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWelcome 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, challe.