The Mathematical Magpie

The Mathematical Magpie
Author Clifton Fadiman
Country United States
Language English
Genre Anthology
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
1962
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 303

The Mathematical Magpie is an anthology published in 1962, compiled by Clifton Fadiman as a companion volume to his Fantasia Mathematica (1958).[1] The volume contains stories, cartoons, essays, rhymes, music, anecdotes, aphorisms, and other oddments. Authors include Arthur Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and many other renowned figures. A revised edition was issued in 1981 and again in 1997. Although out of print, it is recommended for undergraduate mathematics libraries by the Mathematical Association of America as part of their Basic Library List.[2]

Contents

A Set of Imaginaries

Comic Sections

Irregular Figures

Simple Harmonic Motions

Dividends and Remainders

This section includes a collection of poems, cartoons, anecdotes, and limericks. The final pages describe Mrs. Miniver's problem.

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