{"product_id":"putting-two-and-two-together-selections-from-the-mathologer-files-9781470460112","title":"Putting Two and Two Together  Selections from the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA humorous and quirky collection of unusual, ingenious, and beautiful morsels of mathematics. Authors Burkard Polster (YouTube's Mathologer) and Marty Ross delve into mathematical puzzles and phenomena in engaging stories featuring current events, sports, and history, many flavoured with a distinctive bit of Australiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolster and Ross are masters of the genre this book represents: a cornucopia of offerings, from across the mathematical spectrum. Their articles are entertaining, captivating, and informative, and will appeal to everyone from interested amateurs to old pros. On top of all that, the prose is clear, concise and a lot of fun—happily with a charmingly Aussie flavo(u)r. Crack the spine and enjoy!\"\" —Michael Berg, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"The American Mathematical Society must be congratulated on publishing a singularly amusing synthesis of cultural anthropology coupled with mathematical entertainment.\"\" —Tushar Das, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Polster and Ross are as good as the original master, Martin Gardner! They are also as good as that other great popularizer of mathematics, Ian Stewart, who took up Gardner's mantle, and as good as Douglas Hofstedter, who also followed in Gardner's footsteps as popularizers of mathematics within regular columns in \u003cem\u003eScientific American'\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. I recommend this new book very highly! Like Poster and Ross's first collection of columns, it is one that you can happily read from cover to cover, or dip into at any random point, and find treasures. You will then often return, savouring, and often laughing, while also learning, and responding to thoughtful challenges!\"\" —John Gough, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePutting two and two together: Cordial math\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Uncovering base motives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sneaky square dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A very strange set of blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Parabolic production line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The magic of the imaginary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e There's no $e$ in Euler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What's the best way to lace your shoes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ringing the changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The shape of things to come: Triangle surfer dude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e We have it pegged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shadowlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Picture perfect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tractrix and truck tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cycling in circles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Which way did Natalie go?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e $\\pi=3$\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Just the right level of wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spotting an unfortunate spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summing up the mystery of flight MH370\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Choc-full of mathematics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Too hot, too cold, just right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A bloody good sport: Seeds of doubt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tennis math, anyone?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The ball was in AND out? You cannot be serious!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Giving it your best shot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bombs, and a bombed Riewoldt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diophantine footy fan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walk, don't run!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tour de math\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How round is your soccer ball?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And the winner is...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The house that math built: Visionary Voronoi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Melbourne's catenary chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eureka!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Archimedes' crocodile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Melbourne Grammar mystery map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A rectangle, some spheres and lots of triangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A chance encounter: So you think you can beat the bookies?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Penney for your thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Playmobil mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The devil is in the dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Freddo Frog path to perfection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Will Rogers, clever Kiwis and medical magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The hidden karma of snakes and ladders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Space and time, final frontiers: Poet of the universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Escape to our Moon planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tickling Orion with a triangle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The eternal triangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On primes and Pluto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The math of planet Mars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Letter from Germany: The eternal grind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Calendar kinks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Strange moves of a mathematical feast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lucky Friday the 13th\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On the shoulders of lesser giants: Hermann the hermit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The equals of Robert Recorde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pythagoras's theorem ain't Pythagoras's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Six of one, Babylonian the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e It's Chris Mass time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Clearing a logjam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Squares, triangles and other labor-saving devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The doodle, the witch and Maria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Christian Goldbach's magic sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Solutions to the puzzles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"American Mathematical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867166257495,"sku":"9781470460112","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781470460112.jpg?v=1722281996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/putting-two-and-two-together-selections-from-the-mathologer-files-9781470460112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}