Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries

About this book

Like its bestselling predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries is aimed at everyone from mathematical aficionados to novices. Join Professor Stewart's intrepid investigators to uncover:• How to solve a clueless pseudoku• The secrets of piphilology, piems and pilish• Why hexakosioihexekontahexaphobes have got it wrong• How to explain card tricks with simmetry• The strange case of the number thirty-sevenThe Casebook is another surprising, entertaining, jam-packed collection of oddities and brain-teasers for the mathematically curious