Mathematics
Elsewhere
A book review on Ian Stewart’s, “The Cabinet of Mathematical
Curiosities”
At first glance, I thought this book
would be a mathematical novel about the journey of a person who loves math so
much he collected math facts and treasures all his life. However, when I
started reading it, there wasn’t any plot. Instead, it seemed to have a goal of imparting information and
providing mathematical facts through the use of riddles and puzzles --- a
clever way for those who are not really into mathematics. The book is not all
puzzles though. In between the riddles, mathematical history was able to take
part. It had a versatile audience approach.
Not the typical geeky number book
but a book filled with fun riddles and puzzle for us to ponder with as well as
fragments of the mathematical history and theorems in one book for those into
maths and not that into maths, this book is a good and fun read. Truly,
Professor Stewart’s book is made from the collection of facts about math
collected throughout the years.
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