| From here to infinity : a guide to today's mathematics | |
| Medium | Book ISBN/Control: 9780192832023 |
| Class/Location | 510 STE |
| Fict/Non | Non Fiction |
| Authors | STEWART, IAN |
| Publisher / Date | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: 1996 |
| Subject | Mathematics |
| Physical | Non Fiction |
| Notes | A retitled and revised edition of Ian Stewart's The Problem of Mathematics, this is the perfect guide to today's mathematics. Read about the latest discoveries, including Andrew Wile's amazing proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, the newest advances in knot theory, the Four Colour Theorem, Chaos Theory, and fake four-dimensial spaces. See how simple concepts from probability theory shed light on the National Lottery and tell you how to maximize your winnings. Discover how infinitesimals become respectable, why there are different kinds of infinity, and how to square the circle with the mathematical equivalent of a pair of scissors. |
| Keywords | MATHEMATICIANS MATHEMATICS PHILOSOPHY |
| Magical maze : seeing the world through mathematical eyes | |
| Medium | Book ISBN/Control: 9780753805145 |
| Class/Location | 510 STE |
| Fict/Non | Non Fiction |
| Authors | Stewart, Ian |
| Publisher / Date | Phoenix: London: 1998 |
| Subject | Mathematics |
| Notes | 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. |
| Keywords | MATHEMATICIANS MATHEMATICS SCIENCE |
| The New scientist guide to chaos | |
| Medium | Book ISBN/Control: 0140145710 |
| Class/Location | 519.2 HAL |
| Fict/Non | Non Fiction |
| Authors | HALL, Nina (ed) |
| Publisher / Date | Penguin: 1991 |
| Subject | Public understanding of science |
| Keywords | CHAOS THEORY FRACTALS |
Does God play dice? The mathematics behind chaos theory
Ian Stewart
