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001 2006025068
003 DLC
005 20070515091612.0
008 060728s2006 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006025068
015 $aGBA660459$2bnb
016 7 $a013507412$2Uk
020 $a0199205906 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a9780199205905 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a9780199205905
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm70823220
035 $a(OCoLC)70823220
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dC#P$dYDXCP$dVP@$dCS1$dUKM$dDLC
050 00 $aQA20.G35$bS74 2006
082 00 $a510$222
100 1 $aStewart, Ian,$d1945-
245 10 $aHow to cut a cake :$band other mathematical conundrums /$cIan Stewart.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2006.
300 $axi, 231 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-221) and index.
505 0 $aYour half's bigger than my half! -- Repealing the law of averages -- Arithmetic and old lace -- Paradox lost -- Tight tins for round sardines -- The never-ending chess game -- Quods and quasars -- Zero knowledge protocols -- Empires on the moon -- Empires and electronics -- Resurrection shuffle-- Double bubble, toil and trouble -- Crossed lines in the brick factory -- Division without envy -- Furiously flashing fireflies -- Why phone cords get tangled -- Sierpinski's ubiquitous gasket -- Defend the roman empire!-- Triangulation takeaway -- Easter Is a quasicrystal
650 0 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$xActivity programs.
650 0 $aMathematical recreations.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0618/2006025068.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006025068-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006025068-d.html