Mathematical Doodlings

This is a journal about a trip to the edges of the mathematical universe. It is testament to the fact that even the amateur lover of numbers—one both daunted and humbled by the sledgehammer tools of the professional mathematician—can discover new terrains, new patterns and new interconnections. All that’s needed is a pen and paper, an inquisitive mind and a modicum of patience—and perhaps a simple spreadsheet to see if a keyhole discovery can be scaled up into something worthy of a conjectu...