Cows in the Maze Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

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Cows in the Maze: And other mathematical explorations Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

From the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon - and how to make one - Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics. We find out about the mathematics of time travel, explore the shape of teardrops (which are not tear-drop shaped, but something much, much more strange!), dance with dodecahedra, and play the game of Hex, amongst many more strange and delightful mathematical diversions.

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His easy style...makes the explanation of maths behind black holes, animal gait and time travel simple to digest. * Dominic Lenton, Engineering and Technology *

Über Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

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 Nature's Numbers 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 Evolving the Alien (with Jack Cohen), The Science of Discworld, What Shape is a Snowflake? , Flatterland, The Magical Maze, Does God Play Dice? , and How to Cut a Cake.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Walking with Quadrupeds ; 2. Forward to the Future ; 3. Back to the Past ; 4. What Shape is a Teardrop? ; 5. Tiling Space With Knots ; 6. The Interrogator's Fallacy ; 7. Cows in the Maze ; 8. Knight's Tours on Rectangles ; 9. The Lore and Lure of Dice ; 10. Cat's Cradle Calculus Challenge ; 11. Glass Klein Bottles ; 12. Cementing Relationships ; 13. Dances with Dodecahedra ; 14. Cone with a Twist ; 15. Most-Perfect Magic Squares ; 16. It Can't Be Done! ; 17. Knotting Ventured, Knotting Gained ; 18. Making Winning Connections ; 19. Jumping Champions ; 20. Pursuing Polygonal Privacy

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GOR002219262

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9780199562077

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0199562075

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Cows in the Maze: And other mathematical explorations Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

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Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

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Broschiert

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Oxford University Press

Datum

20100422

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320

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