Author : Norma Gleason
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,19 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486240367
Contains over one hundred puzzles and problems to solve, ranging in difficulty from relatively simple to complex, and includes an answer key.
Author : Norma Gleason
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486254050
Decode 68 secret messages—backward ciphers, false word divisions, null ciphers and much more with this fascinating, fun-filled book. Solutions.
Author : Matthew J. Costello
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486292258
Challenging collection includes some of the worldrsquo;s most perplexing brain-teasers by such masters as Sam Loyd, Johnny Eck and Henry Dudeney. Also, the stories behind the creation of the puzzles, the worldrsquo;s earliest riddles, the birth of the crossword puzzle, much more. Introduction. 146 illus.
Author : Peter Lewis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 32,64 MB
Release : 2001-06-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486413709
Find groups of letters that spell the names of waterways, airports, landmarks, royal residences, and more of such cities as Rome, Mecca, Oslo, Montreal, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Athens, and New York. 50 puzzles.
Author : Dennis Shasha
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486169316
DIVThe heroic Dr. Ecco uncovers a fiendish plot in this collection of original puzzles inspired by research methods of computer science and mathematics. No sophisticated mathematical background necessary. Solutions. /div
Author : James Alston Hope Hunter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486238524
100 tough story teasers for the jaded. More difficult algebraically than typical puzzles, and ideal for confirmed puzzle fanatic, but appendices help less experienced. Step-by-step solutions to all 100 puzzles. Also 40 new alphametics — solvable by simple arithmetic and logical reasoning — with answers, and two sample solutions.
Author : Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486420073
Presents a collection of exercises and puzzles that test mental acuity, mathematical prowess, abstract reasoning, moral sensitivity, and concepts of beauty.
Author : Stephen Barr
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 1982-05-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486242606
Challenge yourself with over 100 fresh paradoxes, puzzles, riddles, conundrums, word and number games for the jaded, skeptical puzzlist. Over 100 pages of comprehensive answers. Approximately 300 illustrations. "Excellent collection of unusual, offbeat, and completely original puzzles." ? Scientific American.
Author : Hans Rademacher
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 30,27 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486262420
Requiring only a basic background in plane geometry and elementary algebra, this classic poses 28 problems that introduce the fundamental ideas that make mathematics truly exciting. "Excellent . . . a thoroughly enjoyable sampler of fascinating mathematical problems and their solutions"—Science Magazine.
Author : James Alston Hope Hunter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486245003
160 math teasers and 40 alphametics will provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment. Accessible to high school students. Solutions. Four Appendices.
