Book Of Curious And Interesting Puzzles

Author : David Wells
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : 0486443418

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Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles by David Wells Pdf

"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Puzzles are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology: centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s, and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher, follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of twentieth-century puzzles. More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry -- and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.

Author : David Wells
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-04
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780141929408

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The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by David Wells Pdf

Why was the number of Hardy's taxi significant? Why does Graham's number need its own notation? How many grains of sand would fill the universe? What is the connection between the Golden Ratio and sunflowers? Why is 999 more than a distress call? All these questions and a host more are answered in this fascinating book, which has now been newly revised, with nearly 200 extra entries and some 250 additions to the original entries. From minus one and its square root, via cyclic, weird, amicable, perfect, untouchable and lucky numbers, aliquot sequences, the Cattle problem, Pascal's triangle and the Syracuse algorithm, music, magic and maps, pancakes, polyhedra and palindromes, to numbers so large that they boggle the imagination, all you ever wanted to know about numbers is here. There is even a comprehensive index for those annoying occasions when you remember the name but can't recall the number.

Author : David G. Wells
Publisher : Penguin Mass Market
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Games
ISBN : 0140148752

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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles by David G. Wells Pdf

Author : David G. Wells
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UVA:X004264747

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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics by David G. Wells Pdf

Collection of miscellaneous facts and anecdotes from mathematicians.

Author : Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486474359

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King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles by Raymond M. Smullyan Pdf

This fanciful, original collection for readers of all ages features arithmetic puzzles, logic problems related to crime detection, and logic and arithmetic puzzles involving King Arthur and his Dogs of the Round Table.

Author : H. A. Rey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547391410

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Curious George Animals Puzzle Book by H. A. Rey Pdf

A Curious George novelty book, with four chunky jigsaw puzzles-perfect for little hands.

Author : Marcel Danesi Ph.D.
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781577151982

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The Curious History of the Riddle by Marcel Danesi Ph.D. Pdf

The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphinx) to the twenty-first century, with riddles found in pop culture, including movies (Us), television shows (Game of Thrones) video games, and escape rooms. Riddles are ageless, timeless, and so common that we hardly ever reflect upon what they are and how they originated. Most importantly, their invention helped in the development of lateral thinking, the form of thinking that is the foundation of all kinds of discoveries, from mathematics to science and beyond. In The Curious History of the Riddle, puzzle expert Marcel Danesi delves deep into the riddle's origin and history and covers these fascinating topics: 1. The Riddle of the Sphinx: Origins, Legends, Patterns What creature walks on all fours at dawn, two at midday, and three at twilight? (answer: man) 2. The Greek Anthology and the Exeter Book: Medieval Views and Uses of Riddles This chapter looks at the spread of the riddle in recreational and educational contexts. 3. The Merry Book of Riddles: Riddles in the Renaissance By the late Renaissance, riddles were being tailored more and more to produce humorous or whimsical effects. 4. Enigmas, Charades, and Conundrums: Riddles from the 1600s to the Twentieth Century After the Renaissance, riddles had become virtually every literate European person’s favorite form of recreation, and were included as regular features of many newspapers and periodicals 5. The Twentieth Century: Riddles as Children’s Literature In the twentieth century, riddles became specialized for children, spreading throughout children’s literature and educational manuals. 6. The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: Riddles Go to the Movies and Online In this chapter, the focus is on riddles in various entertainment media, from best-selling novels such as Harry Potter, to movies, such as the Batman series. 7. Connections: Riddles and Rebuses This chapter explores the structure of rebuses as visual riddles, connecting them historically. Part history book, part puzzle book, The Curious History of the Riddle is fully illustrated with over 200 riddles interspersed throughout the text for solving.

Author : Henry E. Dudeney
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486796864

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536 Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry E. Dudeney Pdf

This compilation of long-inaccessible puzzles by a famous puzzle master offers challenges ranging from arithmetical and algebraical problems to those involving geometry, combinatorics, and topology, plus game, domino, and match puzzles. Includes answers.

Author : Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316394750

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The Mysterious Benedict Society: Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums by Trenton Lee Stewart Pdf

This exclusive companion book to the bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series is a mind-bending collection that will put YOU to the test! With full-color artwork throughout, this companion features ingenious new puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers compiled by Mr. Benedict himself, with the help of Reynie, Kate, Sticky, Constance, and other Society associates. Think you have what it takes to join the Mysterious Benedict Society? Open this book and find out!

Author : Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486315775

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The Gödelian Puzzle Book by Raymond M. Smullyan Pdf

These logic puzzles provide entertaining variations on Gödel's incompleteness theorems, offering ingenious challenges related to infinity, truth and provability, undecidability, and other concepts. No background in formal logic necessary.

Author : Ben Tausig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781937994457

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The Curious History of the Crossword by Ben Tausig Pdf

Discover the curious history of the world's most addictive game and its unusual upbringing. Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the beloved crossword puzzle, readers can solve over 100 different puzzles from top constructors.

Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781398821699

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Sherlock Holmes Case-book of Curious Puzzles by Gareth Moore Pdf

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Wylie Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours.

Author : Hans Augusto Rey
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547632320

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Curious Baby Everyday Shapes Puzzle Book by Hans Augusto Rey Pdf

Little ones will discover the world of everyday shapes--a diamond, flower, egg, star, and heart. With sweet illustrations, bouncy rhyming verse, this book is the perfect way to introduce the baby in your life to the world of shapes!

Author : Dragomir Radev
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783642343780

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Puzzles in Logic, Languages and Computation by Dragomir Radev Pdf

This is the first volume of a unique collection that brings together the best English-language problems created for students competing in the Computational Linguistics Olympiad. These problems are representative of the diverse areas presented in the competition and designed with three principles in mind: · To challenge the student analytically, without requiring any explicit knowledge or experience in linguistics or computer science; · To expose the student to the different kinds of reasoning required when encountering a new phenomenon in a language, both as a theoretical topic and as an applied problem; · To foster the natural curiosity students have about the workings of their own language, as well as to introduce them to the beauty and structure of other languages; · To learn about the models and techniques used by computers to understand human language. Aside from being a fun intellectual challenge, the Olympiad mimics the skills used by researchers and scholars in the field of computational linguistics. In an increasingly global economy where businesses operate across borders and languages, having a strong pool of computational linguists is a competitive advantage, and an important component to both security and growth in the 21st century. This collection of problems is a wonderful general introduction to the field of linguistics through the analytic problem solving technique. "A fantastic collection of problems for anyone who is curious about how human language works! These books take serious scientific questions and present them in a fun, accessible way. Readers exercise their logical thinking capabilities while learning about a wide range of human languages, linguistic phenomena, and computational models. " - Kevin Knight, USC Information Sciences Institute

Author : Ivan Moscovich
Publisher : Tarquin Publications
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0906212987

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Mind's Eye Geometry by Ivan Moscovich Pdf

Curious and Interesting Puzzles to Amuse the Visual Imagination... Each of the diagrams in this book poses a geometrical puzzle which has to solved simply by looking, thinking and imagining. For instance, what would you see if you look further into that hollow cube? By making models or using the cut-outs in the back of the book it is possible to check answers.