Scientific American Book Of Mathematical Puzzles And Diversions

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,5 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 : Holiday House
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,7 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 : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : UOM:39015000244114

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The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : UCR:31210004301022

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The 2nd Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions, a New Selection by Martin Gardner Pdf

Mathematical puzzles from origami to recreational logic, from digital roots and dudeny puzzles to the diabolic square, from the golden ratio to the generalized ham sandwish theorem.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Games in mathematics education
ISBN : 0226282538

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Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : UVA:X000077126

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New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American by Martin Gardner Pdf

Brain-teasing mathematical puzzles accompanied by lucid explanations of the basic principles behind the solutions.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : 302 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,6 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 : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,9 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 : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 49,8 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 : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0671636537

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

This delightful collection from the magician of math introduces readers to magic squares, the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, an update of the Induction Game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles. "Gardner is often the clown prince of science. . . . His Mathematical Games column in Scientific American is one of the few bridges over C. P. Snow's famous 'gulf of mutual incomprehension' that lies between the technical and literary cultures."-Time

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486801179

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Mathematics, Magic and Mystery by Martin Gardner Pdf

Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Games
ISBN : UOM:39015017306757

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The Unexpected Hanging by Martin Gardner Pdf