Art Puzzles by Number: From Easy to Mind Bending
Art Puzzles by Number: From Easy to Mind Bending

Author: Kathy Weaver

Publisher: Agreka Books

Published: 2010-02

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781888106572

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Art Puzzles by Numbers is the most electrifying new kind of puzzle to comealong in many years. These beguiling puzzles already have millions of devoted fans in Japan, where they were invented years ago. And now Art Puzzles by Numbers has been introduced to the United States where its popularity is growing enormously. A Student Recommended Resource for Math and Pre-Algebra by Utah Textbook Commission. "You may never, but the ability to think through a problem that needs to be solved will be invaluable in whatever career you pursue," and I often ask "When will I use Algebra, Geometry..." and my response has become-"You may never, but the ability to "You may never, but the ability to think through a problem that needs to be solved will be invaluable in whatever career you pursue," and I feel that these puzzles help in that process. The concept is cleverly simple. You start with an empty grid. The numbers to the side and above tell you how many squares to fill in the columns and rows. The trick is that the numbers dont tell you which squares to fill inthats for you to decide through logical reasoning and by operating back and forth between the columns and the rows.

Mind Benders Level 1
Mind Benders Level 1

Author: Michael Baker

Publisher: Critical Thinking Books & Software

Published: 2005-04-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780894558726

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Simple logic puzzles designed to help develop comprehension, deductive reasoning, visual tracking, and motor skills.

The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions
The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions

Author: Jonathan Stephen Harris

Publisher: Walter Foster

Published: 2017-11

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1633223558

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From impossible shapes to three-dimensional sketches and trick art, you won't believe your eyes as you learn to draw optical illusions in graphite and colored pencil. Perfect for beginning artists, The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions begins with a basic introduction to optical illusions and how they work. Jonathan Stephen Harris then guides you step-by-step in creating mind-blowing pencil drawings, starting with basic optical illusions and progressing to more difficult two- and three-dimensional trick art. Perspective and dimension are difficult to capture for both beginning and established artists, but now you can hone those skills in the most unique way possible, while also exercising your mind with these brain-boosting, unbelievable tricks!

The Big Book of Mind-Bending Puzzles
The Big Book of Mind-Bending Puzzles

Author: Terry Stickels

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781402732553

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Brainiacs on the prowl for challenging fun will find everything they're looking for in these cunning conundrums. Puzzle master Terry Stickels has created a mind-melting collection filled with hundreds of diverse and fiendishly tricky problems--including wordplay, math, analytic reasoning, logic, visual dilemmas, and code breaking. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, and determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings. Every puzzle provides a workout that strengthens mental muscles. And while these brainteasers do require concentration, they don't demand any special training or high-level math skills. A little practice, patience, and imagination are all it takes.

Satan, Cantor, And Infinity And Other Mind-bogglin
Satan, Cantor, And Infinity And Other Mind-bogglin

Author: Raymond M. Smullyan

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2012-05-30

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0307819825

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More than two hundred new and challenging logic puzzles—the simplest brainteaser to the most complex paradoxes in contemporary mathematical thinking—from our topmost puzzlemaster (“the most entertaining logician who ever lived,” Martin Gardner has called him). Our guide to the puzzles is the Sorcerer, who resides on the Island of Knights and Knaves, where knights always tell the truth and knaves always lie, and he introduces us to the amazing magic—logic—that enables to discover which inhabitants are which. Then, in a picaresque adventure in logic, he takes us to the planet Og, to the Island of Partial Silence, and to a land where metallic robots wearing strings of capital letters are noisily duplicating and dismantling themselves and others. The reader’s job is to figure out how it all works. Finally, we accompany the Sorcerer on an alluring tour of Infinity which includes George Cantor’s amazing mathematical insights. The tour (and the book) ends with Satan devising a diabolical puzzle for one of Cantor’s prize students—who outwits him! In sum: a devilish magician’s cornucopia of puzzles—a delight for every age and level of ability.

Two-Color Paint-Doku
Two-Color Paint-Doku

Author: Conceptis Conceptis Puzzles

Publisher: Puzzlewright

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781454906537

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Picture-perfect logic puzzles . . . in vibrant two-color Now, when you're cracking a code to solve a conundrum, you're also creating art. Simply use the numbers around the grid--some in color, some in black--to guide you as you fill in the squares. Gradually an image will emerge, and you'll be rewarded with a completed picture by the end. Not only do these puzzles sharpen logical thinking and cognitive skills, they're tons of fun

Mind-Blowing Modular Origami
Mind-Blowing Modular Origami

Author: Byriah Loper

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1462917712

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Modular origami is the latest craze in paper folding! These three-dimensional models are created from a number of small pieces of paper that are easily folded and then cleverly fit together to form a spectacular shape. They range from paper polyhedra to bristling buckyballs that are reminiscent of sea urchins--to ornate flower-like spheres. Each piece of paper is held by the tension of the other papers--demonstrating the remarkable hidden properties of paper, which is at the same time flexible but also strong! Author Byriah Loper has been creating modular origami sculptures for just five years, but in that time, he's pushed the upper limits of the art form with some of the largest, most complex geometric paper constructions ever assembled. While many geo-modular origami artists focus on creating dense floral spheres, Byriah has pioneered the open, linear "wire frame" approach, which results in a very complex-looking model that reveals the interior of its form. He exhibits his sculptures annually at the Origami USA convention in New York, and was recently a featured artist at the "Surface to Structure" exhibition at the Cooper Union gallery in the East Village. A great way to learn origami, the easy-to-follow diagrams and step-by-step instructions in this book show you how to fold the paper components and then assemble them to create 22 incredible models. Each model is a new challenge, and the paper sculptures you create look fantastic on your desk or shelf!

Brain Busters!
Brain Busters!

Author: Barry R. Clarke

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780486427553

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Fifty-one original puzzles include complex crosswords, a collection of amusing stories with a series of clues that lead to a single solution at the end, and an advanced series of math and logic puzzles — no skills beyond high school algebra needed. Most puzzles include hints; solutions are provided for all.

Mind-Blowing Paper Puzzles Ebook
Mind-Blowing Paper Puzzles Ebook

Author: Haruki Nakamura

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1462921043

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Channel your inner M.C. Escher with these brain teaser puzzles! These easily assembled 3D puzzles are each composed of many identical pieces that cleverly fit together to become a larger geometric form. Noted Japanese papercraft designer Haruki Nakamura created this wonderful collection of interlocking puzzles to intrigue and delight papercraft, puzzle and geometry enthusiasts alike. These endlessly entertaining paper puzzles are impossible to put down. They include the following models: Dodecahedron Bears and Frogs--cute animal "couples" that form a 12-faced geodesic sphere when fitted together. Bird and Fish modules that dovetail together to create a seamless 3D form in a nod to Escher's Sky and Water woodcut. With the addition of some small craft magnets to its joined irregular octahedrons, a Reversible Dodecahedron that dramatically inverts itself when tossed into the air! An intricate Pyramid Box that conceals a secret inner chamber that is perfect for presenting a small gift to that special someone. The challenging 4-Piece Tetrahedron and 12-Lizard Cube provide a tremendous feeling of satisfaction once all of the pieces finally align into place. Plus many more! The step-by-step instructions are very easy to follow and show you how to assemble the individual paper components, then how to put them together to create the larger interlocking models. The template of each piece is available to print, so get out some cardstock and your X-Acto knife and start cutting! Then simply bend or fold where indicated, and bind together with a little glue. Each project is a new challenge, and the finished objects are great conversation pieces that look fantastic on your desk or shelf!