false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180700886m/1066996.jpg 1066996 4 Math is fun? It is in Ian Stewart's romp through a labyrinth of possibilities and logic. Although some of the delightful puzzles, problems and teasers will give your brain a workout, you will be glad you followed the path to the end. Stewart uses the maze metaphor (the book has an "entrance," "passages," and an "exit" rather than an introduction, chapters, and an end) to illustrate the mental journeys we take when solving everything from bar tricks to problems of artificial intelligence. Difficult points are illustrated with an imaginary journey and lots of fun games. Real-life examples of mathematical "magic" abound, including the trails of slime-molds and the dimples in golf balls. Great walk through the jungle of probability. <I>--Therese Littleton</I> 1753730 1997 The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes total:14|5:2|4:6|3:5|2:1|1:0| 14 51 33 1 0 0 false false Sat Oct 17 09:35:26 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 09:35:33 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Oct 10 10:35:32 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:35:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 14:32:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:31:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 10:06:36 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:06:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 02:56:31 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 02:56:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 11:29:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:29:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 14:40:09 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 14:40:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 28 22:58:58 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:58:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 06:21:22 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 06:21:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 08:02:36 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:02:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 28 06:05:11 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 06:05:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 12:04:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 12:04:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 15:56:35 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:56:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 17:58:22 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 17:58:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 04:39:50 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 04:39:50 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 05:19:25 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 05:19:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 03 13:51:37 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 13:51:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 07:14:22 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 07:14:22 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 17 08:17:04 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 08:17:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 24 05:24:05 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 05:24:11 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1066996