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Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.This is a superb Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities that deserves a place with the classics of the genre.
Mathematics today
The book's goofy and unabashed enthusiasm will charm any interested teenager
Daily Telegraph
interesting and illuminating...
BBC Focus
Stewart has a genius for explanation ... Find a comfortable chair for some holiday puzzling: mathematics doesn't come more entertaining than this.
New Scientist
A dizzying new book
- Tim Radford, Guardian
There is plenty here for the curious newcomer to enjoy
- Dr Martin Homer, BBC Focus Magazine
You don't need to be a maths guru . . . to enjoy his 'curiosities'
Good Book Guide
This is not pure maths. It is maths contaminated with whit, wisdom, and wonder.Ian really is unsurpassed as raconteur of the world of numbers. He guides us on a mind-boggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound. Thoroughly entertaining.
- Jeremy Webb, New Scientist
'Stewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu, or perhaps a smorgasbord of appetisers. And of course, appetisers are designed to give you an appetite for more.'
- Tim Radford, Guardian