Colossal Book of Mathematics

Colossal Book of Mathematics

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 9780393020236

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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.


The Big Book of Paradoxes, Puzzles and Problems

The Big Book of Paradoxes, Puzzles and Problems

Author: Fabrice Mazza

Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781847324382

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This title contains nearly 200 superb puzzles that are guaranteed to get your brain spinning and your mind whirring. All are set in the olden days, and Merlin the Magician, Avalon, King Arthur and other mythical people and places feature prominently.


Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problem Solving

Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problem Solving

Author: Marilyn A. Reba

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 1482297930

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A Classroom-Tested, Alternative Approach to Teaching Math for Liberal Arts Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problem Solving: An Introduction to Mathematical Thinking uses puzzles and paradoxes to introduce basic principles of mathematical thought. The text is designed for students in liberal arts mathematics courses. Decision-making situations that progress


The Philosophy Foundation

The Philosophy Foundation

Author: Peter Worley

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2012-09-30

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1781350922

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The name 'Thoughtings' was inspired by a 5-year old who, when asked to explain what thinking is without using the word 'think' said 'It's when you're thoughting'. Children love pondering big philosophical questions like 'Does the universe end?', 'Where is my mind?' and 'Can something be true and false at the same time?'. These verses capture that impulse in the growing mind and feed it further. These are not poems or, at least, not in the traditional sense of the word... They are a kind of poem specifically designed around a particular puzzle or problem that might be thought more philosophy than poetry. Here's to the joy of puzzlement!


Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes

Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes

Author: Gianni A. Sarcone

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-25

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 0486795659

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Fun-filled, math-based puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.


My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles

My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0486320324

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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.


Brain Candy

Brain Candy

Author: Garth Sundem

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307588041

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Feed Your Brain Tastier than a twizzler yet more protein-packed than a spinach smoothie, Brain Candy is guaranteed to entertain your brain—even as it reveals hundreds of secrets behind what’s driving that electric noodle inside your skull. These delicious and nutritious pages are packed with bits of bite-sized goodness swiped from the bleeding edge of brain science (including the reason why reading these words is changing your hippocampus at this very moment!) Shelved alongside these succulent neurological nuggets are challenging puzzles and paradoxes, eye-opening perception tests and hacks, fiendish personality quizzes and genius testers, and a grab bag of recurring treats including Eye Hacks, Algebraic Eight Ball, iDread, Wild Kingdom, and Logic of Illogic. Should you look between these covers and inhale the deliciously cherry-flavored scents of knowledge within, you will grow your grey matter while discovering: • Why you should be writing bad poetry • The simple keys to brain training • What trust smells like • The origins of human morality • Why expensive wine always tastes better • The truth about brain sweat • How your diet might be making you dumb • The secrets of game theory • Why economists hate psychology • The mental benefits of coffee and cigarettes • How to really spot a liar • Why you can’t make me eat pie • The benefits of daydreaming • Four simple secrets to persuasion • Why your barin’s fzzuy ligoc alowls you to raed this • How to brainwash friends and family • The science of body language • What pigeons know about art …And much, much more.


Puzzles and Paradoxes

Puzzles and Paradoxes

Author: T. H. O’Beirne

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0486246132

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These marvelous, stimulating games for the mind include geometric paradoxes, cube and color arrangement puzzles, calendar paradoxes, much more. Detailed solutions prepare readers for puzzles of even greater complexity.


1,000 Playthinks

1,000 Playthinks

Author: Ivan Moscovich

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0761118268

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Presents a collection of visual challenges, riddles, and puzzles.


Einstein's Riddle

Einstein's Riddle

Author: Jeremy Stangroom

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Published: 2009-05-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596916654

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A unique compilation of logical teasers and lateral-thinking problems designed to stretch your brainpower and strengthen your mind. Riddles, paradoxes, and conundrums have been confusing and confounding people since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks. The eponymous riddle, according to legend, was devised by Albert Einstein as a child. He claimed that only about 2% of the population would be able to work out the correct answer. There are no tricks and there is only one answer. It requires the cool application of logic to solve. And a lot of patience. Einstein's Riddle features fifty of the toughest logic problems, lateral thinking puzzles, and tests of mental agility. By turns entertaining and infuriating, the puzzles challenge our preconceptions, tell us about how we reason, and provide a rigorous intellectual workout.