Mathematical Puzzles Diversions

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463526

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Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, originally published in 1959, contains the first sixteen columns published in the magazine from 1956-1958. They were reviewed and briefly updated by Gardner for this 1988 edition.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1986-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486252117

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Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles by Martin Gardner Pdf

Playing with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime — as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem. Written in a light and witty style, Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles is a mixture of old and new riddles, grouped into sections that cover a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. The probability section, for example, points out that everything we do, everything that happens around us, obeys the laws of probability; geometry puzzles test our ability to think pictorially and often, in more than one dimension; while topology, among the "youngest and rowdiest branches of modern geometry," offers a glimpse into a strange dimension where properties remain unchanged, no matter how a figure is twisted, stretched, or compressed. Clear and concise comments at the beginning of each section explain the nature and importance of the math needed to solve each puzzle. A carefully explained solution follows each problem. In many cases, all that is needed to solve a puzzle is the ability to think logically and clearly, to be "on the alert for surprising, off-beat angles...that strange hidden factor that everyone else had overlooked." Fully illustrated, this engaging collection will appeal to parents and children, amateur mathematicians, scientists, and students alike, and may, as the author writes, make the reader "want to study the subject in earnest" and explains "some of the inviting paths that wind away from the problems into lusher areas of the mathematical jungle." 65 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : 0713504773

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Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1413177832

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Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American by Martin Gardner Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463588

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Mathematical Magic Show by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1977, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1968. This 1990 MAA edition contains a foreword by Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988-02
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0671636529

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Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Selections from his monthly column on mathematical recreations in the "Scientific American," with much new material, and comments from Mr. Gardner and his readers.

Author : Barry R. Clarke
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486315720

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Mathematical Puzzles and Curiosities by Barry R. Clarke Pdf

Intriguing collection features recreational math, logic, and creativity puzzles. Classic and new puzzles include The Monty Hall Problem, The Unexpected Hanging, The Shakespeare Puzzles, and Finger Multiplication.

Author : James Alston Hope Hunter,Joseph S. Madachy
Publisher : New York : Dover Publications
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : UOM:39015055745676

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Mathematical Diversions by James Alston Hope Hunter,Joseph S. Madachy Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486320328

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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Martin Gardner Pdf

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.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470451783

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Mathematical Puzzle Tales by Martin Gardner Pdf

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.

Author : Miodrag Petkovi_
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780821848142

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Famous Puzzles of Great Mathematicians by Miodrag Petkovi_ Pdf

This entertaining book presents a collection of 180 famous mathematical puzzles and intriguing elementary problems that great mathematicians have posed, discussed, and/or solved. The selected problems do not require advanced mathematics, making this book accessible to a variety of readers. Mathematical recreations offer a rich playground for both amateur and professional mathematicians. Believing that creative stimuli and aesthetic considerations are closely related, great mathematicians from ancient times to the present have always taken an interest in puzzles and diversions. The goal of this book is to show that famous mathematicians have all communicated brilliant ideas, methodological approaches, and absolute genius in mathematical thoughts by using recreational mathematics as a framework. Concise biographies of many mathematicians mentioned in the text are also included. The majority of the mathematical problems presented in this book originated in number theory, graph theory, optimization, and probability. Others are based on combinatorial and chess problems, while still others are geometrical and arithmetical puzzles. This book is intended to be both entertaining as well as an introduction to various intriguing mathematical topics and ideas. Certainly, many stories and famous puzzles can be very useful to prepare classroom lectures, to inspire and amuse students, and to instill affection for mathematics.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Games
ISBN : UOM:39015017306757

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The Unexpected Hanging by Martin Gardner Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : PSU:000066087175

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Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi by Martin Gardner Pdf

The first of fifteen updated editions of the collected Mathematical Games of Martin Gardner, king of recreational mathematics.

Author : Bernardo Recamán
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486842417

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The Bogota Puzzles by Bernardo Recamán Pdf

"A Colombian mathematician assembled these eighty brainteasers, forming a stimulating collection of word problems, puzzles involving chess pieces, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions. The book includes solutions"--

Author : Aaron J. Friedland
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 048622256X

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Puzzles in Math and Logic by Aaron J. Friedland Pdf

Selected brain teasers requiring geometric, algebraic, and logical solutions