To most outsiders, modern mathematics is unknown territory. Its borders are protected by dense thickets of technical terms; its landscapes are a mas…

- Ivars Peterson

Pickover's lively, provocative travel guide takes readers into the fascinating realm of mystic math, from perfectly strange numbers to fractured geom…

- Ivars Peterson

Mystery is an inescapable ingredient of mathematics. Mathematics is full of unanswered questions, which far outnumber known theorems and results. It'…

- Ivars Peterson

Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas.

- Ivars Peterson