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This late 19th century science fiction work about single and multi-dimensional worlds was penned by actor, minister, and headmaster Edwin Abbott to interest his students in geometry – and also to mock some of the many vagaries of Victorian society. Written in inimitable 19th century British style, the book is a classic novel that brings to life core concepts of mathematics and physics that would be otherwise inaccessible to most mere humans. An active imagination is all that's required to absorb the core concepts presented. It's easy to enter Abbott's 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D worlds, and, by extension, into those of even higher dimension.  After all, the book was written with a middle school audience in mind! Middle school 150 years ago was a different animal than it is today. Nevertheless, Flatland remains both an accessible recreational math primer and marvelous short work of fiction and satire. Less than 100 pages long, Flatland can easily be read in a single sitting. I used to...

This late 19th century science fiction work about single and multi-dimensional worlds was penned by actor, minister, and headmaster Edwin Abbott to interest his students in geometry – and also to mock some of the many vagaries of Victorian society. Written in inimitable 19th century British style, the book is a classic novel that brings to life core concepts of mathematics and physics that would be otherwise inaccessible to most mere humans. An active imagination is all that's required to absorb the core concepts presented. It's easy to enter Abbott's 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D worlds, and, by extension, into those of even higher dimension.  After all, the book was written with a middle school audience in mind! Middle school 150 years ago was a different animal than it is today. Nevertheless, Flatland remains both an accessible recreational math primer and marvelous short work of fiction and satire. Less than 100 pages long, Flatland can easily be read in a single sitting. I used to...

This late 19th century science fiction work about single and multi-dimensional worlds was penned by actor, minister, and headmaster Edwin Abbott to interest his students in geometry – and also to mock some of the many vagaries of Victorian society. Written in inimitable 19th century British style, the book is a classic novel that brings to life core concepts of mathematics and physics that would be otherwise inaccessible to most mere humans. An active imagination is all that's required to absorb the core concepts presented. It's easy to enter Abbott's 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D worlds, and, by extension, into those of even higher dimension.  After all, the book was written with a middle school audience in mind! Middle school 150 years ago was a different animal than it is today. Nevertheless, Flatland remains both an accessible recreational math primer and marvelous short work of fiction and satire. Less than 100 pages long, Flatland can easily be read in a single sitting. I used to...