TY - BOOK ID - 16893152 TI - 1089 and all that : a journey into mathematics PY - 2006 SN - 0198516231 9780198516231 9780199590025 0199590028 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mathematics KW - 51 KW - 51 Mathematics KW - Mathematics. KW - Mathématiques KW - Mathematics - Popular works. KW - Mathematics - Popular works UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16893152 AB - This book aims to make mathematics accessible to non-experts and the lay reader. Providing an entertaining overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating mathematical conundrums. The author's writing ability is second to none and Acheson provides a clear, unpatronising explanation of mathematics. The book contains several cartoons, sketches and photos making it entertaining and compulsive reading. ER -