Stewart destaca la faceta recreativa de las matemáticas, animando a no estresarse por símbolos y jerga, sino a centrarse en las ideas. En su obra, presenta juegos atractivos diseñados para estimular nuestra mente y hacer que las matemáticas sean más accesibles y divertidas.
Este libro de la colección Drakontos presenta una encuadernación rústica, ideal para quienes buscan una lectura accesible y atractiva. Perfecto para los amantes de la literatura que aprecian el diseño y la calidad en sus libros.
Imagina un número tan largo que, si lo escribieras, ocuparía todo el universo. Aquí lo vas a encontrar, junto a todo tipo de números –reales, imaginarios, racionales, irracionales, positivos, negativos, simples y complejos–. Ian Stewart explora las asombrosas propiedades de números que van del cero al infinito y nos enseña cómo han cambiado a lo largo de la historia. El Profesor Stewart nos guía en el descubrimiento de los códigos matemáticos, los sudoku, el cubo de Rubik, la escala musical y cómo un tipo de infinito puede ser mayor que otro. Asimismo, descubre que vivimos en un espacio en once dimensiones. Números increíbles maravillará a los fanáticos de los números y convertirá a aquellos que creen no serlo.
Enigmas and conundrums
A collection of Ian Stewart's recreational columns from Pour la Science, which demonstrate his ability to bring modern maths to life.
Introduces the power of today's transactional analysis and present the ideas of current TA in straightforward, readable language, with a wealth of illustrative examples.
Offering a comprehensive introduction to transactional analysis (TA), this book covers essential concepts and techniques in a clear and accessible manner. With over 25,000 copies sold since its first edition, it serves as a valuable resource for those seeking to understand interpersonal communication and personal development through the lens of TA.
Una novela de muchas dimensiones
The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but not real understanding or greater intellectual independence. The new edition of this classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. "Lucid . . . easily understandable".--Albert Einstein. 301 linecuts.
The year is 1835, and two strangers on the murky banks of the Union Canal make boatmaster James Ross a proposition. They will give him a pound in return for an alibi. Should anyone ask, they have been aboard his vessel all night. Ross glimpses their mud-spattered shoes. What have they been doing?A century later, Dalmuir couple Edith and Charles Hunter set off on a wintry evening walk along the Forth and Clyde. Minutes later cries of distress are heard from the banks, but the Hunters have gone. A police search soon becomes a sensational murder case.Scotland’s major canals, from the Highlands to the Lowlands, all feature in the annals of crime. In this fascinating new history T.A. Stewart reveals how assailants and thieves, and even kidnappers and terrorists, have been drawn to the waterways to practise their black arts.