Mathematical Puzzle Tales
Mathematical Puzzle Tales

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1470451786

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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.

Riddles of the Sphinx
Riddles of the Sphinx

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: MAA Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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"Solving these riddles is not simply a matter of logic and calculation, though these play a role. Luck and inspiration are factors as well, so beginners and experts alike may profitably exercise their wits on Gardner's problems, whose subjects range from geometry to word play to questions relating to physics and geology. We guarantee that you will solve some of these riddles, be stumped by others, and be amused by almost all of the stories and settings that Gardner has devised to raise these questions." --Back cover.

Mathematical Puzzle Tales from Mount Olympus
Mathematical Puzzle Tales from Mount Olympus

Author: Andy Liu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-12-29

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1000840654

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Mathematical Puzzle Tales from Mount Olympus uses fascinating tales from Greek Mythology as the background for introducing mathematics puzzles to the general public. A background in high school mathematics will be ample preparation for using this book, and it should appeal to anyone who enjoys puzzles and recreational mathematics. Features: Combines the arts and science, and emphasizes the fact that mathematics straddles both domains. Great resource for students preparing for mathematics competitions, and the trainers of such students.

The Canterbury Puzzles
The Canterbury Puzzles

Author: H. E. Dudeney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0486425584

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This book includes 110 puzzles, not as individual problems but as incidents in connected stories. The first 31 are amusingly posed by pilgrims in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Additional puzzles are presented using different characters. Many require only the ability to exercise logical or visual skills; others offer a stimulating challenge to the mathematically advanced.

Brain Buster's Vol III
Brain Buster's Vol III

Author: Travis Eugene Roark

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-24

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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A Math Square Puzzle Book. Great for Stimulating Minds, Relax and enjoy solving challenging puzzles. Stay sharp, improve critical thinking, exercise your mind, and have fun! This book is perfect for stay at home or when you are on the go.

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.

What's Math Got to Do with It?
What's Math Got to Do with It?

Author: Jo Boaler

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780670019526

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Discusses how to make mathematics for children enjoyable and why it is important for American children to succeed in mathematics and choose math-based career paths in the future.

The No-Sided Professor
The No-Sided Professor

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-10-05

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1615926860

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Here is Martin Gardner''s first collection of short stories. Culled from fiction written over the years for such magazines as Esquire and the London Mystery Magazine, The No-Sided Professor is proof that Gardner''s expertise does not stop at his scientific and mathematical works. Only Gardner can infuse short stories with the same masterful charm, wit, and philosophical brio that have brought him legions of fans through his mathematical-puzzle books and investigations into science and pseudoscience. Gardner introduces us to the "No-Sided Professor," Dr. Stanislaw Slapenarski, who by means of a kind of mathematical yoga blips himself and his nemesis into another dimension. In "At the Feet of Karl Klodhopper," Gardner tells an engrossing story of lust and murder in the art world. These and other stories reveal Gardner''s astonishingly wide range of intellectual insight and cultural acumen. The No-Sided Professor is full of tales of fantasy, humor, the bohemian life, topological wizardry, and mystery. All are stamped with the unmistakable seal of a master storyteller.

The Universal Book of Mathematics
The Universal Book of Mathematics

Author: David Darling

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2008-04-21

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 0470307889

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