Sunday, January 9, 2011

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, by Ian Stewart

Summary: This book presents a variety of mathematical puzzles, as well as numerous math-related anecdotes.

Comments: Many of the anecdotes were amusing, and it was fun to try to wrap my head around the puzzles. The fact that it's nicely broken up into small chunks for the most part might have come in handy if I hadn't read most of while flying to and from Seattle and in other situations where length of time is best measured in hours.