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Math hysteria : fun and games with mathematics /
Welcome 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 bu...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Welcome 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! |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 235 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191547393 0191547395 1280593946 9781280593949 9786613623775 6613623776 0191647454 9780191647451 |