Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486252116
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-10 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime — as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem. Written in a light and witty style, Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles is a mixture of old and new riddles, grouped into sections that cover a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. The probability section, for example, points out that everything we do, everything that happens around us, obeys the laws of probability; geometry puzzles test our ability to think pictorially and often, in more than one dimension; while topology, among the "youngest and rowdiest branches of modern geometry," offers a glimpse into a strange dimension where properties remain unchanged, no matter how a figure is twisted, stretched, or compressed. Clear and concise comments at the beginning of each section explain the nature and importance of the math needed to solve each puzzle. A carefully explained solution follows each problem. In many cases, all that is needed to solve a puzzle is the ability to think logically and clearly, to be "on the alert for surprising, off-beat angles...that strange hidden factor that everyone else had overlooked." Fully illustrated, this engaging collection will appeal to parents and children, amateur mathematicians, scientists, and students alike, and may, as the author writes, make the reader "want to study the subject in earnest" and explains "some of the inviting paths that wind away from the problems into lusher areas of the mathematical jungle." 65 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486320324
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted expert selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles, including such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Solutions included.

Author : James Alston Hope Hunter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486245003
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entertaining Mathematical Teasers and how to Solve Them written by James Alston Hope Hunter and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1983 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 160 math teasers and 40 alphametics will provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment. Accessible to high school students. Solutions. Four Appendices.

Author : Jack Frohlichstein
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486207896
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Fun, Games and Puzzles written by Jack Frohlichstein and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1967 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brush up on your math skills with fun games and puzzles.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470451786
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Puzzle Tales written by Martin Gardner and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics, not least for the myriad problems he has devised over some 25 years for Scientific American. In this book are 36 of his best brainteasers. These are not simply cunning puzzles, but serve to illustrate the art of the mathematician as problem solver, and their solution draws on ideas from topology, probability, number theory, logic and beyond. Fully worked answers are given, which, in turn, lead to additional problems for the reader. For anybody who likes to solve mathematical problems, this book will be both entertaining and a challenge.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393020236
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colossal Book of Mathematics written by Martin Gardner and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium of classic puzzles, paradoxes, and puzzles from America's best-loved mathematical expert. 320 line drawings.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486801179
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics, Magic and Mystery written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.

Author : Meg Clemens
Publisher : Everything
ISBN 13 : 9781580627733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Kids' Math Puzzles Book written by Meg Clemens and published by Everything. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stump your friends and family with this fun, challenging math puzzle book! Who knew that math could be so cool? Crammed with games, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything Kids’ Math Puzzles Book puts the fun back into playing with numbers! If you have any fear of math—or are just tired of sitting in a classroom—The Everything Kids’ Math Puzzles Book provides hours of entertainment. You’ll get so caught up in the activities, you won’t even know you’re learning! Inside, you’ll be able to: -Decode hidden messages using Roman numerals -Connect the dots using simple addition and subtraction -Learn to create magic number squares -Use division to answer musical riddles -Match the profession to numerical license plates

Author : Peter Winkler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429557973
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Puzzles written by Peter Winkler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in mathematics is much more than solving puzzles, but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun: it helps focus the mind and increases one's armory of techniques for doing mathematics. Mathematical Puzzles makes this connection explicit by isolating important mathematical methods, then using them to solve puzzles and prove a theorem. Features A collection of the world’s best mathematical puzzles Each chapter features a technique for solving mathematical puzzles, examples, and finally a genuine theorem of mathematics that features that technique in its proof Puzzles that are entertaining, mystifying, paradoxical, and satisfying; they are not just exercises or contest problems.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470463520
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions written by Martin Gardner and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, originally published in 1959, contains the first sixteen columns published in the magazine from 1956-1958. They were reviewed and briefly updated by Gardner for this 1988 edition.