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Tuesday, September 15

Math: Entertaining Read, Just Like Your Favorite Math Professor

Funny and interesting!

Group Theory in the Bedroom and Other Mathematical Diversions (BOOK): by Brian Hayes

“If you ever lie awake pondering the complexities of the universe, you may have a soul buddy in Brian Hayes.” —New Scientist

“Hayes is an assured and genial guide through the often thorny wilds of computation and mathematics.” —The Star-Tribune (Minneapolis–St. Paul)

“[This book] is a marvelous collection of thought-provoking essays that both inform and entertain. You’ll be amazed by the things you’ll discover in these stories.” —Ron Graham, professor of mathematics, computer science and engineering, University of California, San Diego, former chief scientist of AT&T, and past president of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America and the International Jugglers Association

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