Ian Stewart
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Reaching for the Extreme: How the Quest for the Biggest, Fewest, and Weirdest Makes Math
$29.95 Add to cartFrom bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today
“Stewart has a genius for explanation.”–New- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0691268991
- Language: English
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What’s the Use?: How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life
$28.00 Read moreSee the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world–from technology to health care and beyond.
Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering whe… [more below]- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1541699483
- Language: English
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Concepts of Modern Mathematics
$16.95 Read moreSome years ago, new math took the country’s classrooms by storm. Based on the abstract, general style of mathematical exposition favored by research mathematicians, its goal was to teach students not
- Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0486284247
- Language: English
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Letters to a Young Mathematician
$18.99 Add to cartThe first scientific entry in the acclaimed Art of Mentoring series from Basic Books, Letters to a Young Mathematician tells readers what Ian Stewart wishes he had known when he was a student and youn… [more below]
- Series: Art of Mentoring (Paperback)
- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 27 2007
- ISBN10: 0465082327
- Language: English
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Flatterland: Like Flatland Only More So
$31.65 Add to cartIn 1884, Edwin A. Abbott published a brilliant novel about mathematics and philosophy that charmed and fascinated all of England. As both a witty satire of Victorian society and a means by which to ex… [more below]
- Series: Art of Mentoring (Paperback)
- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 18 2002
- ISBN10: 073820675X
- Language: English
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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
$19.99 Add to cartThe seventeen equations that form the basis for life as we know it.
Most people are familiar with history’s great equations: Newton’s Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein’s theory of relativity.- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0465085989
- Language: English
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Infinity: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartInfinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important con… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 23 2017
- ISBN10: 0198755236
- Language: English
