Reading Recommendation – Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities


Those of you who come for an interview should read this book, Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (written by Ian Stewart), if you ever plan to mention that maths was your favourite subject. It’s a fun book to read, giving the 1 minute summary for some complex ideas and mathematical conundrums:

  • The four colour theory
  • Mathematical jokes
  • Magic squares
  • Why can’t I divide by zero

I have other books I’ll recommend later which explores the ideas in the book more thoroughly, but this is a nice start into recreational mathematics.

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One Response to Reading Recommendation – Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

  1. Ageek says:
    March 27, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    These books turn you into this:

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