{"product_id":"professor-stewarts-hoard-of-mathematical-ian-stewart-9780465017751","title":"Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures","description":"Opening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and riddles in \u003ci\u003eProfessor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e. With wit and aplomb, Stewart mingles casual puzzles with grander forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amongst a host of arcane and astonishing facts about every kind of number from irrational and imaginary to complex and cuneiform, we learn: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to organize chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow matter balances anti-matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to calculate pi by observing the stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e . . . and why you can't comb a hairy ball.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along the way Stewart offers the reader tantalizing glimpses of the mathematics underlying life and the universe. Mind-stretching, enlightening, and endlessly amusing, \u003ci\u003eProfessor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e will stimulate, delight, and enthrall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465017754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465017751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 6.32w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 63","brand":"Ian Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992997626111,"sku":"9780465017751","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5efa7f4e-a38e-4f15-ab86-780e5957bc6f.jpg?v=1683321954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/professor-stewarts-hoard-of-mathematical-ian-stewart-9780465017751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}