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And Other Mathematical Explorations
Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9780199562077
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
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In Cows in the Maze, Ian Stewart returns with another selection of puzzles to amaze and delight. We encounter a diverse range of mathematical investigations and discoveries, from the mathematical patterns of animal movement (Walking with Quadrupeds) and time travel (Forward to the Future) to intriguing facts about familiar objects (The Lore and Lure of Dice) and, of course, the problem of how to find a cow in a maze.
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.
| ISBN | 0199562075 | | Pages | 320 | | ISBN13 | 9780199562077
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 340 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 196 | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2010 | | Width (mm) | 128 | | DEWEY | 510 | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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| 1 | | The Lore and Lure of Dice | | 1 | | 2 | | Pursuing Polygonal Privacy | | 17 | | 3 | | Making Winning Connections | | 27 | | 4 | | Jumping Champions | | 39 | | 5 | | Walking with Quadrupeds | | 53 | | 6 | | Tiling Space with Knots | | 71 | | 7 | | Forward to the Future 1: Trapped in Time! | | 83 | | 8 | | Forward to the Future 2: Holes: Black, White, and Worm | | 99 | | 9 | | Forward to the Future 3: Back to the Past, with Interest ... | | 115 | | 10 | | Cone with a Twist | | 135 | | 11 | | What Shape is a Teardrop? | | 145 | | 12 | | The Interrogator's Fallacy | | 161 | | 13 | | Cows in the Maze | | 179 | | 14 | | Knight's Tours on Rectangles | | 195 | | 15 | | Cat's Cradle Calculus Challenge | | 207 | | 16 | | Glass Klein Bottles | | 219 | | 17 | | Cementing Relationships | | 231 | | 18 | | Knotting Ventured, Knotting Gained | | 243 | | 19 | | Most-Perfect Magic Squares | | 255 | | 20 | | It Can't be Done! | | 269 | | 21 | | Dances with Dodecahedra | | 279 | | | | Further Reading | | 289 | | | | Index | | 297 |
His easy style...makes the explanation of maths behind black holes, animal gait and time travel simple to digest. Dominic Lenton, Engineering and Technology  Be the first to write a customer review
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