UK Kindle free book: The Magical Maze

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Free in the UK only at the moment.

The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes by Ian Stewart

Not yet free in the US - but keep checking this link:

[b]The Magical Maze: Seeing the World Through Mathematical Eyes

Welcome to the maze.

A logical maze, a magical maze. A maze of the mind.

The maze is mathematics. The mind is yours. Let's see what happens when we put them together.

What is mathematics? What do mathematicians do?

What is a mathematician? Someone who does mathematics?

Not exactly. That's too easy an answer, and it creates too simple a maze—a circular loop of self-referential logic. No, a mathematician is more than just somebody who does mathematics. Think of it this way: what is a businessperson? Someone who does business? Yes, but not just that. A businessperson is someone who sees an opportunity for doing business where the rest of us see nothing; while we're complaining that there's no restaurant in the area, he or she is organizing a telephone pizza delivery service. Similarly, a mathematician is someone who sees opportunities for doing mathematics that the rest of us miss.

[GeoffC]

Thank you - good find ....