{"product_id":"mage-merlins-unsolved-mathematical-mysteries","title":"Mage Merlin's Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries","description":"\u003cb\u003eSixteen of today's greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles in a story-driven, illustrated volume that invites readers to peek over the edge of the unknown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people think of mathematics as a set of useful tools designed to answer analytical questions, beginning with simple arithmetic and ending with advanced calculus. But, as \u003ci\u003eMage Merlin's Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e shows, mathematics is filled with intriguing mysteries that take us to the edge of the unknown. This richly illustrated, story-driven volume presents sixteen of today's greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles, all understandable by anyone with elementary math skills. These intriguing mysteries are presented to readers as puzzles that have time-traveled from Camelot, preserved in the notebook of Merlin, the wise magician in King Arthur's court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur guide is Mage Maryam (named in honor of the brilliant young mathematician, the late Maryam Mirzakhani), a distant descendant of Merlin. Maryam introduces the mysteries--each of which is presented across two beautifully illustrated pages--and provides mathematical and historical context afterward. We find Merlin confronting mathematical puzzles involving tinker toys (a present for Camelot's princesses from the sorceress Morgana), cake-slicing at a festival, Lancelot's labyrinth, a vault for the Holy Grail, and more. Each mystery is a sword awaiting removal from its stone, capturing the beauty and power of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39324923986020,"sku":"9780262044080","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/mage-merlins-unsolved-mathematical-mysteries","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}