Author : Stewart Coffin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 30,59 MB
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1568814992
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Author : Stewart Coffin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2006-12-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1568813120
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical design and woodworking tips to encourage the reader to build his own puzzles and experiment with his own designs. Aesthetics, phychology, and mathematical considerations all factor into the definition of the quality of a puzzle.
Author : Ben Orlin
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0316509027
A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician. Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star. Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.
Author : Hamed Rahnama
Publisher :
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2020-06-05
Category :
ISBN :
An introduction and step by step tutorial to draw Girih patterns (Geometric Patterns) for beginners.
Author : Graham Jones
Publisher : Welbeck Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 16,70 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781787396326
A colorful collection of the most difficult geometric based puzzles on the market, compiled by Mensa puzzle setters.
Author : Beckah Krahula
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2012-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 1592538118
One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful interactive book teaching the principles of Zentangles as well as offering fun, related drawing exercises. Zentangles are a new trend in the drawing and paper arts world. The concept was started by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing, by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to create "tiles" or small square drawings. This step-by-step book is divided into 6 chapters, each with 7 daily exercises. Each exercise includes new tangles to draw in sketchbooks, teaches daily tile design, and offers tips on related art principles, and contains an inspirational "ZIA" (Zentangle Inspired Art) project on a tile that incorporates patterns, art principals, and new techniques.
Author : Ronald C. Read
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2014-12-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486801292
This collection gathers together nearly 330 tangrams, the best creations of both Chinese and Occidental puzzle devisers. Puzzles range from the relatively easy to the difficult.
Author : Stewart T. Coffin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN :
This book provides an enjoyable and educational guide to the history, geometry, and practical construction of three-dimensional puzzles. It includes full coverage of the many different types of interlocking assembly puzzles, from burrs, Tangrams, and polyominoes to those using such polyhedra as the rhombic dodecahedron and truncated octahedron. The author, a well-known inventor and builder of solid geometrical puzzles, also describes numerous puzzles designed by himself and other inventors, many never before published. The volume is illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs to help enthusiasts build their own versions of these challenging and fascinating interlocking solids. Many unsolved problems are considered that will challenge mathematicians, computer buffs, and puzzle fanatics for years to come.
Author : Edwin Mather Wyatt
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1565233484
This classic reference features 45 engaging puzzles to challenge a woodworker's hands and mind while providing hours of entertainment for adults and children alike. Projects include locked links, bewitching cubes, intricate banks and many more. 45 unique puzzle projects. Projects include bewitching cubes, caged balls, intricate banks, locked links, perplexing burrs and secret drawers. Finished pieces make great gifts.
Author : Pierluigi Crescenzi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 35,15 MB
Release : 2007-06-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540729143
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms, FUN 2007, held in Castiglioncello, Italy in June 2007. It details the use, design, and analysis of algorithms and data structures, focusing on results that provide amusing, witty, but nonetheless original and scientifically profound, contributions to the area.
