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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.
1. Most extreme -- 2. Biggest area -- 3. Loneliest tile -- 4. Fastest fall -- 5. Smallest gap -- 6. Best strategy -- 7. Fewest colours -- 8. Shortest path -- 9. Tightest pack -- 10. Smallest surface -- 11. Shortest route -- 12. Biggest number -- 13. Smallest number -- 14. Weirdest symmetry -- 15. Best fold -- 16. Lowest energy -- 17. Shortest proof -- 18. Greatest insight -- Notes -- Figure permissions -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.