Stewart, Ian, 1945- author.
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014];©2014
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- First published in 2014 by Profile Books Ltd, London, England.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- In Professor Stewart’s Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart presents an enticing collection of mathematical curios and conundrums. With a new puzzle on each page, this compendium of brainteasers will both teach and delight. Guided by stalwart detective Hemlock Soames and his sidekick, Dr. John Watsup, readers will delve into almost two hundred mathematical problems, puzzles, and facts. Tackling subjects from mathematical dates (such as Pi Day), what we don’t know about primes, and why the Earth is round, this clever, mind-expanding book demonstrates the power and fun inherent in mathematics. –Page 4 of cover.
- Machine generated contents note: Note on units — The scandal of the stolen sovereign — Number curiosity — Track position — Soames meets Watsup — Geomagic squares — What shape is an orange peel? — How to win the lottery? — The green socks caper incident — Consecutive cubes — Adonis asteroid mousterian — Two square quickies — Caught clean-handed — The adventure of the cardboard boxes — The RATS sequence — Birthdays are good for you — Mathematical dates — The hound of the basketballs — Digital cubes — Narcissistic numbers — Piphilology, piems, and pilish — Clueless! — A brief history of Sudoku — Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — Once, twice, thrice — Conservation of luck — The case of the face-down aces — Confused parents.
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