Stories by Ian Stewart

Reveals the divine mathematics of a holiday

Ian Stewart proves that good fences make good neighbors

Ian Stewart reveals the secret subtleties of a children's game

Ian Stewart Leaps over the gaps between prime numbers

Ian Stewart finds mathematics in creatures great and small

Ian Stewart explains how a computer game can make you rich

Ian Stewart shows how to make some winning connections

Ian Stewart finds a familiar shape in unexpected places

Ian Stewart shows how pieces of string can illustrate the principles of symmetry

Careful analysis can untangle some logical conundrums, says Ian Stewart

A new method makes it easy to generate intricate designs, explains Ian Stewart

Some problems are too big to solve by trial and error, says Ian Stewart