The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes Paperback - 1999 - 1st Edition
by Ian Stewart
From the temples of ancient Babylon to modern cryptology labs, internationally acclaimed science writer Stewart ranges far and wide to present some of the best, most bedeviling math and logic problems of all time. 100 illustrations, 20 in color insert.
First line
From a distance, the magical maze looks drab and uninviting.
From the rear cover
Enter the magical maze of mathematics and explore the surprising passageways of a fantastical world where logic and imagination converge. For mathematics is a maze--a maze in your head--a maze of ideas, a maze of logic. And that maze in your mind is a powerful tool for understanding an even bigger maze--the one of cause and effect that we call ""the universe."" That is its special kind of magic. Real magic. Strange magic. Infinitely fascinating magic. Acclaimed author Ian Stewart leads you swiftly and humorously through the junctions, byways, and secret passages of the magical maze to reveal its beauty, surprise, and power. Along the way, he reveals the infinite possibilities that arise from what he calls ""the two-way trade between the natural world and the human mind."" If you've always loved mathematics, you will find endless delights in the twists and turns of The Magical Maze. If you've always hated mathematics, a trip through this marvelous book will do much to change your mind.
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- Title The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes
- Author Ian Stewart
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-08-23
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780471350651 / 0471350656
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 5.8 x 0.78 in (22.76 x 14.73 x 1.98 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mathematics, Mathematical recreations
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98013185
- Dewey Decimal Code 510
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