Ian Stewart: 83 books

Renowned mathematician Ian Stewart uses remarkable (and some unremarkable) numbers to introduce readers to the beauty of mathematics. At its heart, mathematics is about numbers, our fundamental tools for understanding the world. In Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers, Ian Stewart offers...

Acclaimed writer and mathematician Ian Stewart's third miscellany of mathematical curios and conundrums. In Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart presents an enticing collection of mathematical curios and conundrums. With a new puzzle on...

Comment transformer un cornet de glace en cube ? Quelle est la forme d'une larme ? Ian Stewart propose une nouvelle sélection de 20 explorations mathématiques, du voyage dans le temps au comportement bizarre d'objets familiers...  Nous y découvrons entre autres la cadence mathématiques d'une...

Warum haben Ihre Freunde scheinbar mehr Freunde als Sie selbst? Wie kommt der Leopard zu seinen Punkten? Wer lüftet das Geheimnis der 37? Warum sind Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiker schlicht im Irrtum? Und wie löst man das 15er-Puzzle? Hier kommt Ian Stewarts dritte und letzte Sammlung bunter mathematischer...

Opening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and riddles in Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures. With wit and aplomb, Stewart mingles casual puzzles with grander forays into ancient and modern...

Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical games, puzzles, stories, and factoids intended for the adventurous mind. This book reveals the most exhilarating oddities from Professor Stewart's legendary...

At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters...

Selling over 25,000 copies across three editions, this book provides an unrivalled introduction to the core concepts and basic techniques of Transactional Analysis (TA). Ian Stewart guides the reader step-by-step through the successive stages in using TA to create therapeutic change, building understanding...

Am 300. Todestag von Galileo Galilei kam er auf die Welt, am Geburtstag von Albert Einstein, dem 139., verließ er sie wieder. Stephen Hawking ist zweifellos der berühmteste Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit gewesen. Kein Wissenschaftler, Einstein vielleicht ausgenommen, hat die Menschheit in den letzten...

La última guía de Ian Stewart sobre el cosmos describe la arquitectura del espacio y el tiempo, la materia oscura y la energía, cómo se forman las galaxias, por qué las estrellas implosionan, cómo empezó todo y cómo acabará. Considera universos paralelos, qué forma podría tomar la vida...

¿Qué matemático elaboró un concepto crucial la noche antes de morir en un duelo? ¿Quién financió su carrera de Matemáticas y Medicina a través del juego y el ajedrez? ¿Quién aprendió matemáticas de su fondo de pantalla? Ian Stewart presenta las vidas extraordinarias y los sorprendentes...

Sie kamen aus allen Schichten und lebten in aller Herren Länder; sie waren Exzentriker wie Isaac Newton, Außenseiter wie Alan Turing oder gehörten zum Establishment wie Pierre de Fermat. Sie starben früh wie George Boole oder wurden steinalt wie Benoit Mandelbrot, waren Wunderknaben wie Karl Friedrich...

A celebrated mathematician traces the history of math through the lives and work of twenty-five pioneering mathematicians In Significant Figures, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart introduces the visionaries of mathematics throughout history. Delving into the lives of twenty-five great mathematicians,...

"Will this book do for biomathematics what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time did for relativity and cosmology? Time will tell. Until then, the distinguished author's friendly, well-argued style should guarantee its popular success." --Times Higher Education Supplement (London) Biologists...