Tag: Recreational Mathematics

Wed 1 Aug 2012Book Reviews

Edited by Mircea Pitici (with a foreword by William P. Thurston) PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2010, 360 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £13.95, […]

Wed 1 Aug 2012Book Reviews

Colin Adams AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY 2009, 271 PAGES PRICE £26.95, ISBN 978-0-8218-4817-3 The intention of the book is given by […]

Sun 1 Apr 2012Book Reviews

Williams Byers PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011, 224 PAGES PRICE £16.95, ISBN 978-0-691-14684-3 A fair number of authors have the ability […]

Sun 1 Apr 2012Book Reviews

IanStewart PROFILE BOOKS 2010, 320 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £8.99 ISBN978-1-846-68346-6 Professor Stewart’s Hoard of Mathematical Treasures is the latest collection […]

Sun 1 Apr 2012Book Reviews

Miodrag S. Petkovic AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY 2009, 325 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £27.95 ISBN 978-0-8218-4814-2 This book essentially looks at puzzles […]

Thu 1 Dec 2011Book Reviews

Peter Hilton and Jean Pedersen CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2010, 290 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £19.99 ISBN 978-0-521-12821-6 A Mathematical Tapestry combines […]

Thu 1 Dec 2011Book Reviews

Peter M. Higgins OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011, 230 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £7.99 ISBN 978-0-19-958405-5 This beautiful 230 page paperback is […]

Wed 19 Oct 2011Book Reviews

Marcus du Sautoy FOURTH ESTATE – HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 2010, 304 PAGES PRICE £16.99 (HARDBACK) ISBN 978-0-00-727862-6 Marcus du Sautoy’s latest […]

Sat 1 Oct 2011Book Reviews

Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011, 428 PAGES PRICE (HARDBACK) £20.95 ISBN 978-0-691-14247-0 Mathematicians are different from […]

Tue 1 Feb 2011Book Reviews

Ian Stewart OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2010, 320 PAGES PRICE (PAPERBACK) £8.99 ISBN 978-0-19-956207-7 The book is an eclectic mix of […]