Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics

Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics

Author: Bonnie Averbach

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0486409171

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Many of the most important mathematical concepts were developed from recreational problems. This book uses problems, puzzles, and games to teach students how to think critically. It emphasizes active participation in problem solving, with emphasis on logic, number and graph theory, games of strategy, and much more. Includes answers to selected problems. Index. 1980 edition.


Dissections

Dissections

Author: Greg N. Frederickson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780521525824

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A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated survey accessible to anyone familiar with high school geometry.


Hinged Dissections

Hinged Dissections

Author: Greg N. Frederickson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-08-26

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780521811927

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These novel and original dissections will be a gold mine for math puzzle enthusiasts and for math educators.


Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them

Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them

Author: Benjamin Bold

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-05-11

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0486137635

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Delve into the development of modern mathematics and match wits with Euclid, Newton, Descartes, and others. Each chapter explores an individual type of challenge, with commentary and practice problems. Solutions.


Geometric Puzzle Design

Geometric Puzzle Design

Author: Stewart Coffin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1568814992

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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


Discrete and Computational Geometry

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Author: Jin Akiyama

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-05-26

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 3540465154

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This volume consists of those papers presented at the Japan Conference on Discrete and Computational Geometry ’98. The conference was held 9-12 - cember 1998 at Tokai University in Tokyo. Close to a hundred participants from 10 countries participated. Interest in Computational Geometry surfaced among engineers in Japan - out twenty years ago, while interest in Discrete Geometry arose as a natural extension of the research of a group of graph theorists more recently. One of the goals of the conference was to bring together these two groups and to put them in contact with experts in these ?elds from abroad. This is the second conference in the series. The plan is to hold one every year and to publish the papers of the conferences every two years. The organizers thank the sponsors of the conference, namely, The Institute of Educational Development of Tokai University, Grant-in-Aid of the Ministry of Education of Japan (A.Saito;(A)10304008), Mitsubishi Research Institute, Sanada Institute of System Development, Japan Process, and Upward. They also thank especially T. Asano, D. Avis, V. Chv ́ atal, H. Imai, J. Pach, D. R- paport, M. Ruiz, J. O’Rourke, K. Sugihara, T. Tokuyama, and J. Urrutia for their interest and support.


Concepts and Problems for Mathematical Competitors

Concepts and Problems for Mathematical Competitors

Author: Alexander Sarana

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2020-08-12

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0486842533

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This original work discusses mathematical methods needed by undergraduates in the United States and Canada preparing for competitions at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the Putnam Competition. The six-part treatment covers counting methods, number theory, inequalities and the theory of equations, metrical geometry, analysis, and number representations and logic. Includes problems with solutions plus 1,000 problems for students to finish themselves.