How to Cut a Cake

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle - challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.

ISBN	0199205906	Pages	246
ISBN13	9780199205905 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Weight (grammes)	386
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Published in	Oxford
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	233
Publication date	12 Oct 2006	Width (mm)	155
Library of Congress	2006025068	Spine width (mm)	20
DEWEY	510	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

1	Your half's bigger than my half!	1
2	Repealing the law of averages	11
3	Arithmetic and old lace	25
4	Paradox lost	37
5	Tight tins for round sardines	47
6	The never-ending chess game	61
7	Quods and quazars	71
8	Zero knowledge protocols	79
9	Empires on the moon	87
10	Empires and electronics	99
11	Resurrection shuffle	111
12	Double bubble, toil and trouble	123
13	Crossed lines in the brick factory	135
14	Division without envy	143
15	Furiously flashing fireflies	153
16	Why phone cords get tangled	165
17	Sierpinski's ubiquitous gasket	175
18	Defend the Roman Empire!	187
19	Triangulation takeaway	197
20	Easter is a quasicrystal	207

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