Math hysteria fun and games with mathematics - Stewart, Ian (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index
1 - I know that you know that -- - 2 - Domino theories -- - 3 - Turning the tables -- - 4 - anthropomurphic principle -- - 5 - Counting the cattle of the sun -- - 6 - great drain robbery -- - 7 - Two-way jigsaw puzzles -- - 8 - Tales of the neglected number -- - 9 - Is monopoly fair? -- - 10 - Monopoly revisited -- - 11 - guide to computer dating -- - 12 - Dividing the spoils -- - 13 - Squaring the square -- - 14 - bellows conjecture -- - 15 - Purposefully piling pyramids -- - 16 - Be a dots-and-boxes grandmaster -- - 17 - Choosily chomping chocolate -- - 18 - Shedding a little darkness -- - 19 - Preposterous piratical predicaments -- - 20 - Million-dollar minesweeper
Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics! In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale: Counting the Cattle of the Sun; The Great Drain Robbery; and Preposterous Piratical Predicaments; to name but a few. Along the way, we also meet many curious characters: in short, these stories are engaging, challenging, and lots of fun!