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The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes Book

The text is structured on the image of a maze representing the network of connected mathematical ideas that have proved so powerful and effective in understanding the natural world. Covering topics such as numbers game theory and chaos it expands from Stewart's 1997 Royal Institution Christmas lecture. Originally published in 1997.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    A wonderfully accessible exploration of numbers and mathematics. A wonderfully accessible exploration of numbers and mathematics Ian Stewart has carved out a niche for himself as by far the leading populariser for maths in this country in a series...

  • Amazon Review

    Math is fun? It is in Ian Stewart's romp through a labyrinth of possibilities and logic. Although some of the delightful puzzles, problems and teasers will give your brain a workout, you will be glad you followed the path to the end. Stewart uses the maze metaphor (the book has an "entrance," "passages," and an "exit" rather than an introduction, chapters, and an end) to illustrate the mental journeys we take when solving everything from bar tricks to problems of artificial intelligence. Difficult points are illustrated with an imaginary journey and lots of fun games. Real-life examples of mathematical "magic" abound, including the trails of slime-molds and the dimples in golf balls. Great walk through the jungle of probability. --Therese Littleton

  • Product Description

    A brilliant exploration of the beauty and power of mathematics Ian Stewart has carved out of a niche for himself as by far the leading populariser of maths in this country in a series of successful books. The Magical Maze is structured on the image of a maze representing the network of connected mathematical ideas that have proved sopowerful and effective in the understanding the natural world. Expanding from Stewart's 1997 Royal Institution Christmas lecture, it covers topics such as numbers, probablity, game theory, patterns and oscillators, as well as knots, computability, chaos and other topics chosen to communicate the intellectual excitement and beauty of mathematics as a subject.

  • 0753805146
  • 9780753805145
  • Ian Stewart
  • 7 December 1998
  • Phoenix
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 320
  • New Ed
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