{"product_id":"mage-merlins-unsolved-mathematical-mysteries-satyan-devadoss-9780262044080","title":"Mage Merlin's Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries","description":"\u003cb\u003eSixteen of today's greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles in a story-driven, illustrated volume that invites readers to peek over the edge of the unknown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people think of mathematics as a set of useful tools designed to answer analytical questions, beginning with simple arithmetic and ending with advanced calculus. But, as \u003ci\u003eMage Merlin's Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e shows, mathematics is filled with intriguing mysteries that take us to the edge of the unknown. This richly illustrated, story-driven volume presents sixteen of today's greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles, all understandable by anyone with elementary math skills. These intriguing mysteries are presented to readers as puzzles that have time-traveled from Camelot, preserved in the notebook of Merlin, the wise magician in King Arthur's court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur guide is Mage Maryam (named in honor of the brilliant young mathematician, the late Maryam Mirzakhani), a distant descendant of Merlin. Maryam introduces the mysteries--each of which is presented across two beautifully illustrated pages--and provides mathematical and historical context afterward. We find Merlin confronting mathematical puzzles involving tinker toys (a present for Camelot's princesses from the sorceress Morgana), cake-slicing at a festival, Lancelot's labyrinth, a vault for the Holy Grail, and more. Each mystery is a sword awaiting removal from its stone, capturing the beauty and power of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Satyan Devadoss, Matthew Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262044080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262044080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020","brand":"Satyan Devadoss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995872428287,"sku":"9780262044080","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe232a10-aa1b-4d5a-8760-c68d3a7db1aa.jpg?v=1683338357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mage-merlins-unsolved-mathematical-mysteries-satyan-devadoss-9780262044080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}