Ian Stewart

Greeted with terrific reviews, the first edition of this book proved to be widely popular as both a teaching aid and an entertaining introduction to modern mathematics. It succeeded in opening the door for general readers to the power and beauty of a field often thought of as remote and lifeless. In fact, more …

The Science of Discworld is een boek, geschreven door Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart en Jack Cohen. Het boek bestaat uit 45 hoofdstukken die afwisselend over de Discworld en over de aarde handelen. In de hoofdstukken over de Discworld wordt beschreven hoe tovenaars door middel van een mislukt magisch experiment een …

The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch is a book set on the Discworld, by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. It is the sequel to The Science of Discworld and The Science of Discworld II: The Globe. As with the first two volumes, the book alternates between a Discworld story and a serious scientific …

Symmetry is one of the most powerful and wide-ranging of mathematical ideas with recent work on symmetry breaking, when symmetrical patterns are slightly altered or corrupted, throwing up an extraordinary range of applications and natural examples, from the stripes on a tiger's back to the territorial patterns of fish …

Wheelers is a science fiction novel written by English mathematician Ian Stewart and reproductive biologist Jack Cohen, figures notable for both their personal scholarly work and numerous individual and collaborative contributions to the world of science fiction. The book was originally released in hardcover form in …

Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry is a 2007 book by Ian Stewart.