Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Matt Parker
- ISBN：0141975865
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Reviews
Ng Xin Zhao
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Most fun maths book。 You get to understand a bit more about maths， with some cool stuffs to show off to your friends and it's really simple maths to follow， unlike a lot of other books that I am reading with this。 Most fun maths book。 You get to understand a bit more about maths， with some cool stuffs to show off to your friends and it's really simple maths to follow， unlike a lot of other books that I am reading with this。 。。。more
Colin
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Enjoyed this （again） -- I particularly like how it *feels* light while leading you through progressively more advanced maths。
Ville
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About as good as a maths book can get。 Engaging and interesting， not getting bogged down into nitty gritty details。 Features， in addition to some more traditional concepts， a computer built out of 10000 dominoes， higher dimensional beings attacking lower dimensional beings， and lots and lots of puns。
Miles Chicken
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How to crash an excel spreadsheet。 Networking。 Prime numbers。 Some things to get you revisiting this book for a good old browse。
Jenny
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DNF after about 200 pages。This book would have been awesome to read at the beginning of my studies。Reading it while already having a masters degree in math is rather boring。 I already know most of these tricks and games。 There are some good jokes， but they're not enough to get over the quite repetitve writing。 DNF after about 200 pages。This book would have been awesome to read at the beginning of my studies。Reading it while already having a masters degree in math is rather boring。 I already know most of these tricks and games。 There are some good jokes， but they're not enough to get over the quite repetitve writing。 。。。more
Justus_vr
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A fascinating book that does what it promises。 I've learned a lot and laughed a lot while reading this terrific book。 I wold recommend it for everyone who wants to learn anything about maths， the best non-fiction-book I've read so far。 A fascinating book that does what it promises。 I've learned a lot and laughed a lot while reading this terrific book。 I wold recommend it for everyone who wants to learn anything about maths， the best non-fiction-book I've read so far。 。。。more
Lee Osborne
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This is a rare DNF from me。 I got about a quarter of the way through it。While quite interesting in places， it just didn't work for me， and I struggled to follow a lot of it。 It still didn't do enough to make me see what a lot of maths is for。 Whilst arguably better than my gruesomely robotic and personality-free maths teacher in high school， it's still not engaging me very much。 I'm sure a lot of people will like it， though。 This is a rare DNF from me。 I got about a quarter of the way through it。While quite interesting in places， it just didn't work for me， and I struggled to follow a lot of it。 It still didn't do enough to make me see what a lot of maths is for。 Whilst arguably better than my gruesomely robotic and personality-free maths teacher in high school， it's still not engaging me very much。 I'm sure a lot of people will like it， though。 。。。more
Kursad Albayraktaroglu
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A truly fascinating book on mathematics trivia， and a worthwhile addition to any math enthusiast's bookshelf right next to the titles by Ian Stewart and Martin Gardner。 I especially liked the sections on solid shapes in higher dimensions - perhaps the first time I could truly visualize these ideas with some help from YouTube videos。 Parker's first book strikes a great balance of humor and a plethora of amazing mathematical ideas and concepts， some of which were absolutely mind-blowing （such as A truly fascinating book on mathematics trivia， and a worthwhile addition to any math enthusiast's bookshelf right next to the titles by Ian Stewart and Martin Gardner。 I especially liked the sections on solid shapes in higher dimensions - perhaps the first time I could truly visualize these ideas with some help from YouTube videos。 Parker's first book strikes a great balance of humor and a plethora of amazing mathematical ideas and concepts， some of which were absolutely mind-blowing （such as Tupper's self-referential formula - look it up） and took some effort to believe。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Queku
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I learn a lot of math and it was enjoyable。 I also learned a lot of interesting math pieces。
Lexieeebook
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After reading this book - I have concluded that I am dumb。 LOL。 No， but like some things were really hard。 I enjoyed looking smart though。 Hahaha。 And I enjoyed the book - I learned a lot - like the circumference of a cup for example is bigger than its height。 Did you know that？ I really did enjoy this book， even though I’m clearly not a mathematician。 LOL
Chris Dwyer
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I enjoy Matt Parker。 All math-recreationalists would enjoy this book。
Vikrant
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3。75/4 stars: This was a roller-coaster ride; from 4 to 2。5 to 4 to 3 to a final rating of 3。75， this book is as much a challenge as it is a wonder！ One of those books that everyone needs to read for themselves and figure out what they are interested by and what bores them。 I’m sure the boring parts would be more than the interesting parts for most people， but the interesting parts would be more than interesting and amazing enough to help you get over the boring ones！ P。S。: If anyone of my frien 3。75/4 stars: This was a roller-coaster ride; from 4 to 2。5 to 4 to 3 to a final rating of 3。75， this book is as much a challenge as it is a wonder！ One of those books that everyone needs to read for themselves and figure out what they are interested by and what bores them。 I’m sure the boring parts would be more than the interesting parts for most people， but the interesting parts would be more than interesting and amazing enough to help you get over the boring ones！ P。S。: If anyone of my friends ever reads this book， please do contact me; there’s a lot that we can do together！ 。。。more
Bor Zupan
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Just go read it。 Off you go。 C’mon。 Why are you still reading this？ Disgusting。。。
Fred
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Matt Parker does a great job of taking traditionally "boring" subjects and makes them fun and funny。 This book can be appreciated by anyone with any amount of math。 Matt Parker does a great job of taking traditionally "boring" subjects and makes them fun and funny。 This book can be appreciated by anyone with any amount of math。 。。。more
Oliver Ward
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When it comes to finding that perfect zone between reading for pleasure， and reading a textbook， its Matt Parker who will take you there。 Where most books attempt to hook you in with a startling or suspenseful plot-line， this book will enrich your thirst for knowledge， dazzle you with the implications of the concepts explored， and allow you to return to those early stages of life， where all one needed for fulfillment and joy， was a pencil， pair of scissors （and perhaps a pair of compasses）， some When it comes to finding that perfect zone between reading for pleasure， and reading a textbook， its Matt Parker who will take you there。 Where most books attempt to hook you in with a startling or suspenseful plot-line， this book will enrich your thirst for knowledge， dazzle you with the implications of the concepts explored， and allow you to return to those early stages of life， where all one needed for fulfillment and joy， was a pencil， pair of scissors （and perhaps a pair of compasses）， some paper and some cardboard。 On occasion I did find myself tied in a knot， lost in space， or trapped in a cell， and unfortunately could not seem to escape these problems。 But my own lexical ignorance aside， and I found this book thoroughly enjoyable， and I now have a large collection of interesting Mathematical objects made entirely of cardboard and paper， which are fun to be mesmerized by。 I would suggest to Matt Parker however he make the book less consistently mind-blowing， because I found myself taking 10 minute contemplative breaks between each mindbogglingly boggling page。 I couldn't bring myself to give it 5 stars given how often I felt like I had misinterpreted something fundamental and that had had a cascading effect on certain concepts which built atop those fundamentals， that is a purely personal issue and I suspect if I re-read this I could happily bump this review up a star。 I think this book is great for anyone and everyone， I find it hard to believe you couldn't at least be blown away by。。。 well， all of it， I guess。Again， my opinion is still virtually worthless at this point。 。。。more
urwa
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delightful :D
Divan
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Moderately interesting。 But it didn't teach me as much as I would have liked。 If you know computers pretty well， allot of the content will be old news。 Moderately interesting。 But it didn't teach me as much as I would have liked。 If you know computers pretty well， allot of the content will be old news。 。。。more
Zorah
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Unfortunately， I bought this book because I was interested in the 4th dimension but only ~20% is actually about that。 So I was disappointed。 It is a very well written book though and whoever is interested in a more fun way to approach math will find it here。（I also learned a new way to tie my shoes which was one of the highlights of my month）
Fyunn
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A problem with a lot of popular maths book is they often cover the same ground， it must be required by law to mention Hilbert's Hotel。 I enjoyed this book more for the parts that I haven't had as much exposure to， eg。 the chapter on knots。 A problem with a lot of popular maths book is they often cover the same ground， it must be required by law to mention Hilbert's Hotel。 I enjoyed this book more for the parts that I haven't had as much exposure to， eg。 the chapter on knots。 。。。more
DD
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Just as you start reading you come across "。。。and some may recall that it （pi - 3，1415。。。） is the ratio of the _diameter_ to the _circumference_ of a circle。。。"😁 Just as you start reading you come across "。。。and some may recall that it （pi - 3，1415。。。） is the ratio of the _diameter_ to the _circumference_ of a circle。。。"😁 。。。more
Michiel
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A bit abstract at times， but loved how everything came together。 Really enjoyed the final chapters on infinity。
Bill Leach
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An engaging tour through the world of mathematics， Parker looks at geometry， prime numbers， number sequences， knot theory， algorithms， higher dimensions and more。 Basic concepts are examined and further problems are left to the reader to solve with the solutions shown in an appendix。The final chapter talks of "the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics' in its application to real world problems， with the surprising development that more abstract mathematics have been shown to be useful in des An engaging tour through the world of mathematics， Parker looks at geometry， prime numbers， number sequences， knot theory， algorithms， higher dimensions and more。 Basic concepts are examined and further problems are left to the reader to solve with the solutions shown in an appendix。The final chapter talks of "the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics' in its application to real world problems， with the surprising development that more abstract mathematics have been shown to be useful in describing atomic and quantum physics。 However， recently the math has started to lead the physics: "To have beautiful maths behind an untested theory was a kind of ‘tick of approval’， because it seems the universe likes elegant maths， regardless of how abstract it may be。" 。。。more
Talitha
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I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did。 I did have a lot of fun reading it， but it just felt a bit meh， I have to say I loved some chapters but others were painful to finish hence the 3 stars！
Manny Mayorga
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Satiates any desire you may have for some breezy mathy reading。
Louis
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Interesting book on some little known areas of mathematics。 Sometimes a bit slow in parts for someone with a mathematical background but otherwise I would reccomend。
Julie
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Fascinating stuff。 Should be required reading for high school calculus students。 My main gripe - it's not sufficient to describe a "shape-o-hedron" or "McMathGuy's Theorem" one brief time in an early chapter and then refer back to it several chapters later without reiterating what it is。 The lay reader needs more reinforcement of the concepts throughout。 Fascinating stuff。 Should be required reading for high school calculus students。 My main gripe - it's not sufficient to describe a "shape-o-hedron" or "McMathGuy's Theorem" one brief time in an early chapter and then refer back to it several chapters later without reiterating what it is。 The lay reader needs more reinforcement of the concepts throughout。 。。。more
Luke Kilchenman
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This man is brilliant。 For those of you who think that math cannot appeal to "people who just aren't math people" — I recommend taking a gander at this book， one example of how that thought is almost certainly not true。 This man is brilliant。 For those of you who think that math cannot appeal to "people who just aren't math people" — I recommend taking a gander at this book， one example of how that thought is almost certainly not true。 。。。more
Olivia Raiche-tanner
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*Read for the prompt Arithmancy - read outside of your favorite genre*
Nujood
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Do read this book if you truly and genuinely love mathematics and the people who created it， do read if you have run out of interesting books to read and want a fantastically interesting way to spend your free time， and finally， do read if you just want to pick Matt Parker’s brain and enjoy his “infinitely”， although finitely of course unique sense of humour。 However， do not read this book if you want to simply learn about maths in higher dimensions， if you think that you are about to read a pie Do read this book if you truly and genuinely love mathematics and the people who created it， do read if you have run out of interesting books to read and want a fantastically interesting way to spend your free time， and finally， do read if you just want to pick Matt Parker’s brain and enjoy his “infinitely”， although finitely of course unique sense of humour。 However， do not read this book if you want to simply learn about maths in higher dimensions， if you think that you are about to read a piece of structured traditionally organised consistent book about the different things you can build in the fourth dimension or if you don’t thoroughly enjoy maths。 I have ranked it with three stars because although it was extremely amusing at times， it was also extremely daunting at other times。 Every time Matt Parker cracks a joke， I start laughing for a ridiculous amount of time and every time he talks about the history of a concept， I can’t help but fall in love with the concept and appreciate it more， whether it was related to prime numbers， or how the concept of zero and infinity were created or how regular and irregular shapes emerged in our universe。 Alice in Wonderland， amicable numbers， the emergence of negative numbers in the physical realm， or how to actually create a computer out of dominos are things that I don’t think will ever part me。 However， I must admit that between every incredible chapter， this book contained two or three endless ones that were confusing and irrelevant and unclear。 Had this book been shorter， focused on the history of maths and mentioned general trivia about the applications of recreational maths and the niche specialisations such as knots and puzzles that still exist， it would have been capable of transforming any person who dislikes maths into something they can start genuinely loving。 I am an engineer who is currently breaking into programming and I genuinely love maths， this book had every ingredient in design to make it one of my absolute favourites but unfortunately it did not work for tedious mistakes that should’ve been eliminated at one point or another in the publishing process， I contemplated not finishing the books at multiple point and thank god I didn’t because it ends with a bang。 In the end， I am just disappointed that I honestly wanted to love this book but I couldn’t for reasons mentioned above。 。。。more
Andy Parkes
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