A Passion for Mathematics.pdf

A Passion for

Mathematics

Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion,

and the Quest for Reality

CLIFFORD A. PICKOVER

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

A Passion for

Mathematics

Works by Clifford A. Pickover

The Alien IQ Test

Black Holes: A Traveler’s Guide

Calculus and Pizza

Chaos and Fractals

Chaos in Wonderland

Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty

Computers and the Imagination

Cryptorunes: Codes and Secret Writing

Dreaming the Future

Egg Drop Soup

Future Health

Fractal Horizons: The Future Use of Fractals

Frontiers of Scientific Visualization

The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

Keys to Infinity

Liquid Earth

The Lobotomy Club

The Loom of God

The Mathematics of Oz

Mazes for the Mind: Computers and the Unexpected

Mind-Bending Visual Puzzles (calendars and card sets)

The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience

The Pattern Book: Fractals, Art, and Nature

The Science of Aliens

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves

Spider Legs (with Piers Anthony)

Spiral Symmetry (with Istvan Hargittai)

Strange Brains and Genius

Sushi Never Sleeps

The Stars of Heaven

Surfing through Hyperspace

Time: A Traveler’s Guide

Visions of the Future

Visualizing Biological Information

Wonders of Numbers

The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars