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Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So

by Ian Stewart
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Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So
Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So

Playful mind-bending math through eleven dimensions

This is a wonderful pick if you like big ideas made lively, strange, and genuinely fun. It turns modern mathematics and physics into an imaginative adventure, so it feels less like a lesson and more like wandering through a clever, surreal universe. Readers who loved the wit of Flatland, Alice, or The Phantom Tollbooth will likely find it delightfully brainy and surprisingly charming.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So

by Ian Stewart
RM41.00 MYR Now RM34.00 MYR Save 17%
Compare to estimated retail price: RM92.00 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780738204420
Author: Ian Stewart
Publisher: Basic Books
Date of Publication: 2001-04-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Philosophy, Speculative Fiction, Space, Science Fiction Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 1753 readers)

Description

In 1884, Edwin A. Abbott published a brilliant novel about mathematics and philosophy that charmed and fascinated England. As both a witty satire of Victorian society and a means to explore the fourth dimension, Flatland remains a tour de force. Now, British mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart has written a fascinating, modern sequel to Abbott's book. Through larger-than-life characters and an inspired storyline, Flatterland explores our present understanding of the shape and origins of the universe, the nature of space, time, and matter, as well as modern geometries and their applications. The journey begins when our heroine, Victoria Line, comes upon her great-great-grandfather A. Square's diary, hidden in the attic. The writings help her to contact the Space Hopper, who becomes her guide and mentor through eleven dimensions. Along the way, we meet Schrödinger's Cat, The Charming Construction Entity, The Mandelblot (who lives in Fractalia), and Moobius the one-sided cow. In the tradition of Alice in Wonderland and The Phantom Toll Booth, this magnificent investigation into the nature of reality is destined to become a modern classic.
 

Playful mind-bending math through eleven dimensions

This is a wonderful pick if you like big ideas made lively, strange, and genuinely fun. It turns modern mathematics and physics into an imaginative adventure, so it feels less like a lesson and more like wandering through a clever, surreal universe. Readers who loved the wit of Flatland, Alice, or The Phantom Tollbooth will likely find it delightfully brainy and surprisingly charming.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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