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Reaching for the extreme : how the quest for the biggest, fewest, and weirdest makes math /

From bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stewart, Ian, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2026].
Subjects:
Mathematical physics > History.
Mathematics > History.
Problem solving.
Description
Summary:From bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today.
Physical Description:341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0691268991
9780691268996