Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

I thought at first that I would be reading a boring, mentally destructive technical book about Mathematics. But I was totally undeniably wrong. The book written by Ian Stewart is a mind blowing, fascinating and perfectly not a boring book and would totally not dose you off.  In fact, it made you curious and know the answers yourself. This book lets the readers forget about the Mathematics we learned at the four corners of our classroom that gave us too much head ache and problems. It brings out the interesting side of Mathematics in a tricky and funny way.

This book contains brain teasers, facts and puzzles compiled by Ian Stewart at young age. It made me realize how amazing and interesting math could be. As I looked and skim some of the pages, there were some that I hardly understand but there were also sections that made me get my note and pen and solve the problems such as the Magic Hexagon, Euler’s Pentagonal Holiday and Digital Century. The book also provided answers for the desperate readers who solved the puzzles and problems. I never thought this book would be that fun and exciting, it made me curious of the answers I solved whether it was right or wrong. For me, this book is more of a game book than a reading book wherein it requires readers’ pen and paper for it to be fun and enjoyable