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Ian Stewart
Math Hysteria
Fun and games with mathematics

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Welcome to Ian Stewart’s strange and magical world of mathematics! In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale: Counting the Cattle of the Sun; The Great Drain Robbery; and Preposterous Piratical Predicaments; to name but a few. Along the way, we also meet many curious characters: in short, these stories are engaging, challenging, and lots of fun!

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780191547393 ● Publisher OUP Oxford ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2273919 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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