Ask our staff anything about our shop or products, or leave your feedback.
Sharpen your mind with this light and witty collection of 113 brainteasers. Included are the Four Famous Problems, featuring Archimedes' Cattle Problem, Impossible Division, and ...
Goedel Forever takes a critical look at several foundation claims on Goedelian incompleteness that have appeared in the literature over the years, strictly adhering to ...
How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledge.
The Story of Proof investigates the evolution of the concept of proof - one ...
Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For making something a viral hit? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix ...
If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is ...
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.
In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive ...
Mathematics is a fundamental human activity that can be practised and understood in a multitude of ways; indeed, mathematical ideas themselves are far from being ...
20 years later The Music of the Primes is still a groundbreaking popular science book. This new edition features updates from the author and a ...
The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution of Fermat's Last Theorem is ...
Your expert guide to mastering the numbers behind the mysteries of modern mathematics. What with the mysteries of infinity and imaginary numbers, the power of ...
'Brilliantly clear and captivating prose' Stephen Fry
A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023
An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and ...
Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to ...
Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the 'building blocks ...
Instant Mathematics pulls together all the pivotal mathematical theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you ...
Introduces perhaps the most beautiful of equations in pure mathematics which connects five of the most important numbers in mathematics Its simplicity and profundity have ...