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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart

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Aug 29, 11

bookshelves: history, math, non-fiction
Read from August 09 to 24, 2011

Ian Stewart is one of the famous names in popular mathematics, along with Douglas Hofstadter and Martin Gardner. He also wrote Flatterland, one of the better sequels written for Flatland.

This book is about 40% math history, 30% classic mind puzzles, and 30% new (to me) brain benders. It's a great collection for that small percentage of people that would choose to read math for fun.

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