Author : Henry Ernest Dudeney
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2020-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752309725
Reproduction of the original: Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470463628
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This is the original 1983 edition and contains columns published from 1970-1972. It includes three columns on the game of Life.
Author : Fred Schuh
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 10,24 MB
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486808955
Praised for its "exceptionally good value" by the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, this book offers fun-filled insights into many fields of mathematics. The brainteasers include original puzzles as well as new approaches to classic conundrums. A vast assortment of challenges features domino puzzles, the game of noughts and crosses, games of encirclement, sliding movement puzzles, subtraction games, puzzles in mechanics, games with piles of matches, a road puzzle with concentric circles, "Catch the Giant," and much more. Detailed solutions show several methods by which a particular problem may be answered, why one method is preferable, and where the others fail. With numerous worked examples, the clear, step-by-step analyses cover how the problem should be approached, including hints and enumeration of possibilities and determination of probabilities, application of the theory of probability, and evaluation of contingencies and mean values. Readers are certain to improve their puzzle-solving strategies as well as their mathematical skills.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,58 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470463571
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1975, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1967. This 1989 MAA edition contains a foreword by John H. Conway and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470463652
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This is the original 1988 edition and contains columns published from 1974-1976.
Author : Angela Dunn
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 18,81 MB
Release : 1980-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486239613
Over 155 truly challenging conundrums for the expert puzzlist. Algebraic amusements, geometric exercises, diophantine diversions, problems in logic and deduction, probability posers, insight puzzles, and assorted number theory problems. Advanced mathematical skills are only sporadically required, the majority of problems are accessible to just about anyone. 130 woodcut illustrations by Ed Kysar.
Author : Miodrag Petkovi?
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486294322
99 puzzles built around the chessboard. Arithmetical and probability problems, chessboard recreations, geometrical puzzles, mathematical amusements and games, more. Solutions.
Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1847651283
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years... Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and probability -- like how to extract a cherry from a cocktail glass (harder than you think), a pop up dodecahedron, the real reason why you can't divide anything by zero and some tips for making money by proving the obvious. Scattered among these are keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermat's last theorem, the Poincaré Conjecture, chaos theory, and the P/NP problem for which a million dollar prize is on offer. There are beguiling secrets about familiar names like Pythagoras or prime numbers, as well as anecdotes about great mathematicians. Pull out the drawers of the Professor's cabinet and who knows what could happen...
Author : Henry E. Dudeney
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486796868
This compilation of long-inaccessible puzzles by a famous puzzle master offers challenges ranging from arithmetical and algebraical problems to those involving geometry, combinatorics, and topology, plus game, domino, and match puzzles. Includes answers.
Author : William Leonard Schaaf
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Mathematics
ISBN :
