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Reaching for the extreme : how the quest for the biggest, fewest, and weirdest makes math / Ian Stewart.
Van Pelt - New Book Display QC19.6 .S74 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Ian, 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical physics--History.
- Mathematical physics.
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics.
- Problem solving.
- Physical Description:
- 341 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "From bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today" -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1. Most extreme
- 2. Biggest area
- 3. Loneliest tile
- 4. Fastest fall
- 5. Smallest gap
- 6. Best strategy
- 7. Fewest colours
- 8. Shortest path
- 9. Tightest pack
- 10. Smallest surface
- 11. Shortest route
- 12. Biggest number
- 13. Smallest number
- 14. Weirdest symmetry
- 15. Best fold
- 16. Lowest energy
- 17. Shortest proof
- 18. Greatest insight
- Notes
- Figure permissions
- Index.
- Notes:
- Contains bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691268991
- 9780691268996
- OCLC:
- 1528628837
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