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

9780199562077


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 April 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Cows in the Maze: And other mathematical explorations


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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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Author:   Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780199562077


ISBN 10:   0199562075
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

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


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


Author Information

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.

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