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Calculating the Cosmos by Ian Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He c ...Show more
Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe by Ian Stewart
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Ian Stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos moves from the earth and the planets to the galaxy and the universe. He describes how galaxies, stars and planets form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's going to end. He considers parallel universes, fine-tuning of the cosmos, wheth ...Show more
Cows in the Maze and other mathematical explorations by Ian Stewart
$24.95 AUD
Category: Science
From the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon - and how to make one - Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics. We find out about the mathematics ...Show more
Great Mathematical Problems by Ian Stewart
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture - they are the enigmas which define mathematics. The Great Mathematical Problems explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incred ...Show more
How to Cut a Cake by Ian Stewart
$32.95 AUD
Category: Science
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 introduc ...Show more
Letters to a Young Mathematician by Ian Stewart
$41.00 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence by Ian Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
In this title mathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affe ...Show more
Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence by Ian Stewart
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world - -and ourselves. In The Mathematics of Life, Ian Ste ...Show more
Nature's Numbers by Ian Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Science Masters Ser.
Why do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symmetry? Why do tigers have stripes but leopards have spots? Mathematics is to nature as Sherlock Holmes is to evidence. Mathematics can look at a single snowflake and deduce the atomic geometry of ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years - now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years...Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Like its wildly popular predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's brand-new book is a miscellany of over 150 mathematical curios and conundrums, packed with trademark humour and numerous illustrations. In addition to the fascinating formul ...Show more