{"product_id":"magic-numbers-of-the-professor-hardback-9780883855577","title":"Magic Numbers of the Professor (Hardback) 9780883855577","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMagic Numbers of the Professor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNumerical curiosities ranging from coincidences and the first moon walk, to proposition bets involving dice and cards.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOwen O`shea (Author), Underwood Dudley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780883855577, The Mathematical Association of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.376 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom the Number of the Beast and triangular numbers to Friedman numbers and pandigital squares, this smorgasbord of mathematical puzzles, curiosities and coincidences is sure to delight readers of all level of mathematical sophistication.' Clifford A. Pickover, author of The Möbius Strip and A Passion for Mathematics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Professor in Owen O'Shea's book is the imaginary American Richard Stein. As Owen O'Shea and the Professor travel through Ireland, O'Shea notes the Professor's collection of amazing magic numbers in fascinating detail. His mathematical curiosities are wide ranging, concerning the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania to coincidences about Apollo 11 to the first moon walk to new numerical curiosities. The new curiosities, among many others, center on Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy; the USA and Ireland; the two World Wars; the King James Version of the Bible, and James Joyce. The Number of the Beast, 666, is discussed as well, as are many new equations involving that famous number - all appearing here for the first time. And for those fascinated by games and gambling, a number of curious proposition bets involving dice, darts, and playing cards, and various mathematical puzzles are scattered throughout this singularly entertaining book.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword by Martin Gardner\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Digit curiosities\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 9\/11 atrocities\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Professor speaks on the U. S. and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 4. Curiosities in armed conflicts\u003cbr\u003e 5. Number and word palindromes\u003cbr\u003e 6. The U. S.-Iraq war\u003cbr\u003e 7. The number of the Beast\u003cbr\u003e 8. Curios of the Lusitania and other curious matters\u003cbr\u003e 9. Wordplay and other curiosities\u003cbr\u003e 10. New coincidences on Lincoln and Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e 11. Dart and card curiosities\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Professor gives some number patterns\u003cbr\u003e 13. The King James Bible and some currency curiosities\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Professor at the university\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the authors.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Miscellaneous items [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Miscellaneous items\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Miscellaneous%20items%20%5BWZ%5D%22\"\u003eWZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"MP–AMM American Mathematical","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584770076952,"sku":"9780883855577","price":25.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/magic-numbers-of-the-professor-hardback-9780883855577","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}