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How to Cut a Cake

How to Cut a Cake

And other mathematical conundrums

by Ian Stewart
Paperback
Publication Date: 12/10/2006
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Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle -- challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.
ISBN:
9780199205905
9780199205905
Category:
Popular science
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
12-10-2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
248
Dimensions (mm):
233x155x20mm
Weight:
0.39kg
Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of the bestseller Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematics Curiosities. His recent books include Significant Figures, Incredible Numbers, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World, Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries and Calculating the Cosmos (all published by Profile). His app, Incredible Numbers, was published jointly by Profile and Touch Press in 2014. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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