Presenting 16 stories and a host of appealing characters this book provides various mathematical problems in the form of fiction. The characters, who include Albert Wormstein and Maxdoch Murwell, explore various curious wrinkles in mathematics and the reader goes along with them.
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"Ian Stewart's quirky humor and imaginative story telling entice readers into a fascinating world of mathematical curiosities and mind-tickling puzzles."
Ian Stewart, an active popularizer of mathematics, university professor, and former columnist for Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column.
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