Problems For Metagrobologists

Author : David Singmaster
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814663663

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Problems for Metagrobologists by David Singmaster Pdf

This book is a collection of over 200 problems that David Singmaster has composed since 1987. Some of the math problems have appeared in his various puzzle columns for BBC Radio and TV, Canadian Broadcasting, Focus (the UK popular science magazine), Games and Puzzles, the Los Angeles Times, Micromath, the Puzzle a Day memo pad and the Weekend Telegraph. While some of these are already classics, many of the puzzles have not been published elsewhere previously. Puzzle enthusiasts of all ages will find here arithmetic problems, properties of digits; monetary problems; alpha-metics; Diophantine problems; magic figures; sequence problems; logical problems; geometric problems; physics problems; combinatorial problems; geographic problems; calendar problems; clock problems; dissection problems and verbal problems. Contents:General Arithmetic PuzzlesProperties of DigitsMagic FiguresMonetary ProblemsDiophantine RecreationsAlphameticsSequence PuzzlesLogic PuzzlesGeometrical PuzzlesGeographic ProblemsCalendrical ProblemsClock ProblemsPhysical ProblemsCombinatorial ProblemsSome Verbal Puzzles Readership: General public. Key Features:The problems are generally original, though some are corrections or extensions of known problemsA number are open-ended, leading to unsolved problems for the readerKeywords:Metagrobologists;Alphametics;Magic Figures;Clock Problems;Diophantine "I believe the book will be welcome by amateur, as well as professional, metagrobologists. Many of the puzzles could be used as warm-up exercises to engender creative atmosphere in a math class. I am sure that many a math teacher will agree with this assessment." Alexander Bogomolny Cut The Knot

Author : David Linker,Alan Sultan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814730051

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Mathematics Problem-Solving Challenges for Secondary School Students and Beyond by David Linker,Alan Sultan Pdf

This book is a rare resource consisting of problems and solutions similar to those seen in mathematics contests from around the world. It is an excellent training resource for high school students who plan to participate in mathematics contests, and a wonderful collection of problems that can be used by teachers who wish to offer their advanced students some challenging nontraditional problems to work on to build their problem solving skills. It is also an excellent source of problems for the mathematical hobbyist who enjoys solving problems on various levels. Problems are organized by topic and level of difficulty and are cross-referenced by type, making finding many problems of a similar genre easy. An appendix with the mathematical formulas needed to solve the problems has been included for the reader's convenience. We expect that this book will expand the mathematical knowledge and help sharpen the skills of students in high schools, universities and beyond. Contents:Arithmetic and LogicAlgebraGeometryTrigonometryLogarithmsCountingNumber TheoryProbabilityFunctional Equations Readership: High school students, teachers and general public interested in exciting mathematics problems.

Author : Terri Germain-williams
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789813208810

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Teaching Children To Love Problem Solving: A Reference From Birth Through Adulthood by Terri Germain-williams Pdf

remove remove This book was developed with the caring and concerned adult in mind and is a one-stop for anyone who would like to help a child develop problem solving thinking. They will become adept at the use of problem solving strategies over the course of their development from birth. For each age range, this book provides developmental information, relevant mathematical concepts, sample problems with multiple solutions, and finally activities to engage with as a family in order to develop mathematical thinking and problem solving skill.

Author : Alfred S Posamentier,Stephen Krulik
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789813146365

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Strategy Games to Enhance Problem-Solving Ability in Mathematics by Alfred S Posamentier,Stephen Krulik Pdf

Games are seen only for recreation. However, this book shows that games can be used to strengthen problem-solving skills and beyond. This book presents strategy games and discusses for each one solutions towards a winning position in the game. In most cases, these strategies are analogous to problem-solving strategies in mathematics. Readers are also exposed to a wide variety of games from several different cultures, which will broaden the perspective of the readers.

Author : Bernardo Recamán
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486848334

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The Bogotá Puzzles by Bernardo Recamán Pdf

A Colombian mathematician and professor assembled these 80 brainteasers while living in Bogotá, forming a stimulating collection of word problems, puzzles involving chess pieces, sudoku-style challenges, other math-based diversions. Solutions.

Author : David Singmaster
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811251627

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Adventures In Recreational Mathematics (In 2 Volumes) by David Singmaster Pdf

David Singmaster believes in the presentation and teaching of mathematics as recreation. When the Rubik's Cube took off in 1978, based on thinly disguised mathematics, he became seriously interested in mathematical puzzles which would provide mental stimulation for students and professional mathematicians. He has not only published the standard mathematical solution for the Rubik's cube still in use today, but he has also become the de facto scribe and noted chronicler of the recreational mathematics puzzles themselves.Dr Singmaster is also an ongoing lecturer of recreational mathematics around the globe, a noted mechanical puzzle collector, owner of thousands of books related to recreational mathematical puzzles and the 'go to' source for the history of individual mathematical puzzles.This set of two books provides readers with an adventure into previously unknown origins of ancient puzzles, which could be traced back to their Medieval, Chinese, Arabic and Indian sources. The puzzles are fully described, many with illustrations, adding interest to their history and relevance to contemporary mathematical concepts. These are musings of a respected historian of recreational mathematics.

Author : Mircea Pitici
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781400885602

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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016 by Mircea Pitici Pdf

The year's finest mathematics writing from around the world This annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else—and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These writings offer surprising insights into the nature, meaning, and practice of mathematics today. They delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday occurrences of math, and take readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates. Here Burkard Polster shows how to invent your own variants of the Spot It! card game, Steven Strogatz presents young Albert Einstein's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem, Joseph Dauben and Marjorie Senechal find a treasure trove of math in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Andrew Gelman explains why much scientific research based on statistical testing is spurious. In other essays, Brian Greene discusses the evolving assumptions of the physicists who developed the mathematical underpinnings of string theory, Jorge Almeida examines the misperceptions of people who attempt to predict lottery results, and Ian Stewart offers advice to authors who aspire to write successful math books for general readers. And there's much, much more. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a bibliography of other notable writings and an introduction by the editor, Mircea Pitici. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us—and where it is headed.

Author : Mircea Pitici
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780691198354

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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019 by Mircea Pitici Pdf

An anthology of the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world, featuring promising new voices as well as some of the foremost names in mathematics.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781615193882

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Can You Solve My Problems? by Alex Bellos Pdf

Puzzle lovers, rejoice! Bestselling math writer Alex Bellos has a challenge for you: 125 of the world’s best brainteasers from the last two millennia. Armed with logic alone, you’ll detect counterfeit coins, navigate river crossings, and untangle family trees. Then—with just a dash of high school math—you’ll tie a rope around the Earth, match wits with a cryptic wizard, and use four 4s to create every number from 1 to 50. (It can be done!) The ultimate casebook for daring puzzlers, Can You Solve My Problems? also tells the story of the puzzle—from ancient China to Victorian England to modern-day Japan. Grab your pencil and get puzzling!

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781615193950

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Can You Solve My Problems?: Ingenious, Perplexing, and Totally Satisfying Math and Logic Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) by Alex Bellos Pdf

Puzzle lovers, rejoice! Bestselling math writer Alex Bellos has a challenge for you: 125 of the world’s best brainteasers from the last two millennia. Armed with logic alone, you’ll detect counterfeit coins, navigate river crossings, and untangle family trees. Then—with just a dash of high school math—you’ll tie a rope around the Earth, match wits with a cryptic wizard, and use four 4s to create every number from 1 to 50. (It can be done!) The ultimate casebook for daring puzzlers, Can You Solve My Problems? also tells the story of the puzzle—from ancient China to Victorian England to modern-day Japan. Grab your pencil and get puzzling!

Author : Alfred S. Posamentier,Robert Geretschläger,Charles Li,Christian Spreitzer
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781633882980

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The Joy of Mathematics by Alfred S. Posamentier,Robert Geretschläger,Charles Li,Christian Spreitzer Pdf

Wouldn't it be great if all school teachers (from kindergarten through high school) would share the joy of mathematics with their students, rather than focus only on the prescribed curriculum that will subsequently be tested? This book reveals some of the wonders of mathematics that are often missing from classrooms. Here's your chance to catch up with the math gems you may have missed. Using jargon-free language and many illustrations, the authors--all veteran math educators--explore five areas--arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, and the ways in which mathematics can reinforce common sense. Among other things, you'll learn "the rule of 72," which enables you to quickly determine how long it will take your bank account to double its value at a specific interest rate. Other handy techniques include an automatic algorithm for multiplying numbers mentally and a clever application that will allow you to convert from miles to kilometers (or the reverse) mentally. A delightful presentation of geometric novelties reveals relationships that could have made your study of geometry more fun and enlightening. In the area of probability there is a host of interesting examples: from the famous Monty-Hall problem to the counterintuitive probability of two people having the same birthday in a crowded room. Finally, the authors demonstrate how math will make you a better thinker by improving your organizing abilities and providing useful and surprising solutions to common mathematics problems. You'll come away with an appreciation for math you never thought possible and a true appreciation for this "queen of the sciences."

Author : Kameshwar C. Wali,Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814299589

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A Scientific Autobiography by Kameshwar C. Wali,Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Pdf

S. Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Chandra, was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The year 2010 marks the birth centenary of Chandra. His unique style of research, inward bound, seeking a personal perspective to master a particular field, and then pass on to another was so unique that it will draw considerable interest and attention among scholars. As Chandra elucidates in the preface, "The various installments describe in detail the evolution of my scientific work during the past forty years and records each investigation, describing the doubts and the successes, the trials and the tribulations. And the parts my various associates and assistants played in the completion of the different investigations are detailed." It is indeed a remarkable and rare document, fascinating to read and experience the joys, frustrations and struggles of a creative mind. In addition, a compilation of selected correspondence, which includes his correspondence with his father, some family members and other well-known scientists of the 20th century, will provide an interesting insight into the life of an extraordinary scientist.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : 1783351144

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Can You Solve My Problems? by Alex Bellos Pdf

A high-class puzzle book from the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland; organised from easy-peasy to ninja level - with stories of puzzle mysteries, histories and scandals along the way this book will make your hippocampus happy.

Author : Sam Loyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : UOM:39076005644302

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Mathematical Puzzles by Sam Loyd Pdf

Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780691242026

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Games for Your Mind by Jason Rosenhouse Pdf

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreation Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. Games for Your Mind explores the history and future of logic puzzles while enabling you to test your skill against a variety of puzzles yourself. In this informative and entertaining book, Jason Rosenhouse begins by introducing readers to logic and logic puzzles and goes on to reveal the rich history of these puzzles. He shows how Carroll's puzzles presented Aristotelian logic as a game for children, yet also informed his scholarly work on logic. He reveals how another pioneer of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan, drew on classic puzzles about liars and truthtellers to illustrate Kurt Gödel's theorems and illuminate profound questions in mathematical logic. Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data. Featuring a wealth of sample puzzles ranging from simple to extremely challenging, this lively and engaging book brings together many of the most ingenious puzzles ever devised, including the "Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever," metapuzzles, paradoxes, and the logic puzzles in detective stories.