How to Cut a Cake

How to Cut a Cake
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780191500718
ISBN-13 : 0191500712
Rating : 4/5 (712 Downloads)

Book Synopsis How to Cut a Cake by : Ian Stewart

Download or read book How to Cut a Cake written by Ian Stewart and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle -- challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.


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