This set includes two humorous and quirky collections of mathematical morsels by Burkard Polster (YouTube's Mathologer) and Marty Ross-Putting Two and Two Together: Selections from the Mathologer Files and A Dingo Ate My Math Book: Mathematics from Down Under. The stories in both volumes were written for a general audience and cover current events, sports, and history all flavored with a distinctive bit of Australiana. Both books offer mathematical entertainment for curious readers of all ages and assume a minimum of mathematical background.
Bukard Polster, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Marty Ross, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Part : B. Polster and M. Ross, A day in Australia B. Polster and M. Ross, Sports rules! B. Polster and M. Ross, Aussie heroes B. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne, city of mathematics B. Polster and M. Ross, A lotto gambling B. Polster and M. Ross, Keeping the bastards honest B. Polster and M. Ross, Canned life B. Polster and M. Ross, Money, money, money B. Polster and M. Ross, Family life B. Polster and M. Ross, Here, there and everywhere B. Polster and M. Ross, TV snacks B. Polster and M. Ross, The Australian math wars B. Polster and M. Ross, The critics at work B. Polster and M. Ross, Appendix Part : Putting two and two together: B. Polster and M. Ross, Cordial math B. Polster and M. Ross, Uncovering base motives B. Polster and M. Ross, Sneaky square dance B. Polster and M. Ross, A very strange set of blocks B. Polster and M. Ross, Parabolic production line B. Polster and M. Ross, The magic of the imaginary B. Polster and M. Ross, There's no $e$ in Euler B. Polster and M. Ross, What's the best way to lace your shoes? B. Polster and M. Ross, Ringing the changes The shape of things to come: B. Polster and M. Ross, Triangle surfer dude B. Polster and M. Ross, We have it pegged B. Polster and M. Ross, Shadowlands B. Polster and M. Ross, Picture perfect B. Polster and M. Ross, Tractrix and truck tricks B. Polster and M. Ross, Cycling in circles B. Polster and M. Ross, Which way did Natalie go? B. Polster and M. Ross, $\pi=3$ B. Polster and M. Ross, Just the right level of wine B. Polster and M. Ross, Spotting an unfortunate spot B. Polster and M. Ross, Summing up the mystery of flight MH370 B. Polster and M. Ross, Choc-full of mathematics B. Polster and M. Ross, Too hot, too cold, just right A bloody good sport: B. Polster and M. Ross, Seeds of doubt B. Polster and M. Ross, Tennis math, anyone? B. Polster and M. Ross, The ball was in AND out? You cannot be serious! B. Polster and M. Ross, Giving it your best shot B. Polster and M. Ross, Bombs, and a bombed Riewoldt B. Polster and M. Ross, Diophantine footy fan B. Polster and M. Ross, Walk, don't run! B. Polster and M. Ross, Tour de math B. Polster and M. Ross, How round is your soccer ball? B. Polster and M. Ross, And the winner is... The house that math built: B. Polster and M. Ross, Visionary Voronoi B. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne's catenary chaos B. Polster and M. Ross, Eureka! B. Polster and M. Ross, Archimedes' crocodile B. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne Grammar mystery map B. Polster and M. Ross, A rectangle, some spheres and lots of triangles A chance encounter: B. Polster and M. Ross, So you think you can beat the bookies? B. Polster and M. Ross, A Penney for your thoughts B. Polster and M. Ross, The Playmobil mystery B. Polster and M. Ross, The devil is in the dice B. Polster and M. Ross, The Freddo Frog path to perfection B. Polster and M. Ross, Will Rogers, clever Kiwis and medical magic B. Polster and M. Ross, The hidden karma of snakes and ladders Space and time, final frontiers: B. Polster and M. Ross, Poet of the universe B. Polster and M. Ross, Escape to our Moon planet B. Polster and M. Ross, Tickling Orion with a triangle B. Polster and M. Ross, The eternal triangles B. Polster and M. Ross, On primes and Pluto B. Polster and M. Ross, The math of planet Mars B. Polster and M. Ross, Letter from Germany: The eternal grind B. Polster and M. Ross, Calendar kinks B. Polster and M. Ross, Strange moves of a mathematical feast B. Polster and M. Ross, Lucky Friday the 13th On the shoulders of lesser giants: B. Polster and M. Ross, Hermann the hermit B. Polster and M. Ross, The equals of Robert Recorde B. Polster and M. Ross, Pythagoras's theorem ain't Pythagoras's B. Polster and M. Ross, Six of one, Babylonian the other B. Polster and M. Ross, It's Chris Mass time B. Polster and M. Ross, Clearing a logjam B. Polster and M. Ross, Squares, triangles and other labor-saving devices B. Polster and M. Rosati, The doodle, the witch and Maria B. Polster and M. Ross, Christian Goldbach's magic sum Appendix: solutions to the puzzles: Solutions to the puzzles
The American Mathematical Society must be congratulated on publishing a singularly amusing synthesis of cultural anthropology coupled with mathematical entertainment."" -Tushar Das, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ""Polster and Ross are masters of the genre this book represents: a cornucopia of offerings, from across the mathematical spectrum. Their articles are entertaining, captivating, and informative, and will appeal to everyone from interested amateurs to old pros. On top of all that, the prose is clear, concise and a lot of fun, happily with a charmingly Aussie flavo(u)r. Crack the spine and enjoy!"" -Michael Berg, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
