Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences. In thisVery Short Introduction, Ian Stewart demonstrates symmetry's...

In two worlds - Flat and Round - there is commotion again! The Omnians have learned about the Round World and want to control it. His very existence is a moc...

Principles of prime numbers and Fermat’s theorem, Poincare’s hypothesis and Kepler’s spherical symmetry, the mystery of the number π and orbital chaos in cel...

The book “Professor Stewart's Mathematical Puzzles” by the famous mathematician and popularizer of mathematical science Ian Stewart is a collection of proble...

At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, worl...

Ian Stewart, author of the bestselling Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, presents a new and magical mix of games, puzzles, paradoxe...

In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart uses a handful of mathematical equations to explore the vitally important connections b...

This book is itself a story - although, no, two stories woven together. The story, written in odd chapters, is a fantastic tale of the Discworld. In even-num...

How do mathematical models explain space? Ian Stewart, winner of several awards for the popularization of science, presents a fascinating guide to the mechan...

Despite the mysterious origin of its individual elements, mathematics is not born in a vacuum: it is created by people. Some of these people demonstrate amaz...

In Doomsday, the fourth book in the Discworld Science series, Terry Pratchett, Professor Ian Stewart and Dr Jack Cohen create a mind-bending mix of fiction, ...

The book “Professor Stewart's Mathematical Puzzles” by the famous mathematician and popularizer of mathematical science Ian Stewart is a collection of proble...