Tribute To A Mathemagician

Author : Barry Cipra,Erik D. Demaine,Martin L. Demaine,Tom Rodgers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439864791

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Tribute to a Mathemagician by Barry Cipra,Erik D. Demaine,Martin L. Demaine,Tom Rodgers Pdf

The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientifi

Author : Elwyn R. Berlekamp,Tom Rodgers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439863848

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The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler by Elwyn R. Berlekamp,Tom Rodgers Pdf

This volume comprises an imaginative collection of pieces created in tribute to Martin Gardner. Perhaps best known for writing Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column for years, Gardner used his personal exuberance and fascination with puzzles and magic to entice a wide range of readers into a world of mathematical discovery. This tribute

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,7 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1884 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UVA:X006195258

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Mathematical Reviews by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andy Liu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319568232

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S.M.A.R.T. Circle Overview by Andy Liu Pdf

This book provides an overview of how to run a Mathematical “Circle,” i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. This is the first volume in a trilogy describing in particular the S.M.A.R.T. Circle project, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada in 1981. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials. This book, Volume I, offers a sampling of many aspects, including projects and mini-courses. Volume II, which consists of student projects, addresses the purpose of the Circle, and Volume III, consisting of mini-courses, explains what actually takes place in the Circle. All three volumes provide a wealth of resources (mathematical problems, quizzes and games, together with their solutions). The books will be of interest to self-motivated students who want to conduct independent research, teachers who work with these students, and teachers who are currently running or planning to run Mathematical Circles of their own.

Author : Laurent Perron,Michael A. Trick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540681540

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Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems by Laurent Perron,Michael A. Trick Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, CPAIOR 2008, held in Paris, France, in May 2008. The 18 revised long papers and 22 revised short papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 130 submissions. The papers describe current research in the fields of constraint programming, artificial intelligence, and operations research to explore ways of solving large-scale, practical optimization problems through integration and hybridization of the fields' different techniques.

Author : Robert Bosch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691164069

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Opt Art by Robert Bosch Pdf

Bosch provides a lively and accessible introduction to the geometric, algebraic, and algorithmic foundations of optimization. He presents classical applications, such as the legendary Traveling Salesman Problem, and shows how to adapt them to make optimization art--opt art. art.

Author : Melvin Fitting,Brian Rayman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319687322

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Raymond Smullyan on Self Reference by Melvin Fitting,Brian Rayman Pdf

This book collects, for the first time in one volume, contributions honoring Professor Raymond Smullyan’s work on self-reference. It serves not only as a tribute to one of the great thinkers in logic, but also as a celebration of self-reference in general, to be enjoyed by all lovers of this field. Raymond Smullyan, mathematician, philosopher, musician and inventor of logic puzzles, made a lasting impact on the study of mathematical logic; accordingly, this book spans the many personalities through which Professor Smullyan operated, offering extensions and re-evaluations of his academic work on self-reference, applying self-referential logic to art and nature, and lastly, offering new puzzles designed to communicate otherwise esoteric concepts in mathematical logic, in the manner for which Professor Smullyan was so well known. This book is suitable for students, scholars and logicians who are interested in learning more about Raymond Smullyan's work and life.

Author : Michael H. Albert,Richard J. Nowakowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521861342

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Games of No Chance 3 by Michael H. Albert,Richard J. Nowakowski Pdf

This fascinating look at combinatorial games, that is, games not involving chance or hidden information, offers updates on standard games such as Go and Hex, on impartial games such as Chomp and Wythoff's Nim, and on aspects of games with infinitesimal values, plus analyses of the complexity of some games and puzzles and surveys on algorithmic game theory, on playing to lose, and on coping with cycles. The volume is rounded out with an up-to-date bibliography by Fraenkel and, for readers eager to get their hands dirty, a list of unsolved problems by Guy and Nowakowski. Highlights include some of Siegel's groundbreaking work on loopy games, the unveiling by Friedman and Landsberg of the use of renormalization to give very intriguing results about Chomp, and Nakamura's "Counting Liberties in Capturing Races of Go." Like its predecessors, this book should be on the shelf of all serious games enthusiasts.

Author : Erik D. Demaine,Joseph O'Rourke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781107394094

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Geometric Folding Algorithms by Erik D. Demaine,Joseph O'Rourke Pdf

Did you know that any straight-line drawing on paper can be folded so that the complete drawing can be cut out with one straight scissors cut? That there is a planar linkage that can trace out any algebraic curve, or even 'sign your name'? Or that a 'Latin cross' unfolding of a cube can be refolded to 23 different convex polyhedra? Over the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in such problems, with applications ranging from robotics to protein folding. With an emphasis on algorithmic or computational aspects, this treatment gives hundreds of results and over 60 unsolved 'open problems' to inspire further research. The authors cover one-dimensional (1D) objects (linkages), 2D objects (paper), and 3D objects (polyhedra). Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics or computer science, this lavishly illustrated book will fascinate a broad audience, from school students to researchers.

Author : Matthias Rauterberg
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031054341

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Culture and Computing by Matthias Rauterberg Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C&C 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022. The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The C&C 2022 proceedings presents topics such as User Experience, Culture, and Technology, Culture and Computing in Arts and Music and preservation and fruition of cultural heritage, as well as developing and shaping future cultures.

Author : Tim P. Chartier
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780691160603

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Math Bytes by Tim P. Chartier Pdf

An inviting collection of fun, hands-on applications in mathematics and computing This book provides a fun, hands-on approach to learning how mathematics and computing relate to the world around us and help us to better understand it. How can reposting on Twitter kill a movie's opening weekend? How can you use mathematics to find your celebrity look-alike? What is Homer Simpson’s method for disproving Fermat’s Last Theorem? Each topic in this refreshingly inviting book illustrates a famous mathematical algorithm or result--such as Google’s PageRank and the traveling salesman problem--and the applications grow more challenging as you progress through the chapters. But don’t worry, helpful solutions are provided each step of the way. Math Bytes shows you how to do calculus using a bag of chocolate chips, and how to prove the Euler characteristic simply by doodling. Generously illustrated in color throughout, this lively and entertaining book also explains how to create fractal landscapes with a roll of the dice, pick a competitive bracket for March Madness, decipher the math that makes it possible to resize a computer font or launch an Angry Bird--and much, much more. All of the applications are presented in an accessible and engaging way, enabling beginners and advanced readers alike to learn and explore at their own pace--a bit and a byte at a time.

Author : Jin Akiyama,Mari-jo Ruiz
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814470957

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A Day's Adventure In Math Wonderland by Jin Akiyama,Mari-jo Ruiz Pdf

Math Wonderland is a museum of interactive mathematical models in Hokkaido, Japan, founded by one of the authors, Jin Akiyama, in 2003. The models in Wonderland, many of which have been exhibited all over Japan and in cities around the world, are meant to help children and young adults discover and experience the wonders of mathematics.This book is centered around the experiences of three fictional middle-school students during a visit to Wonderland. They spend a day in Wonderland, handling the interactive models and participating in the activities offered there. At the end of the day, they leave with a genuine appreciation of mathematics gained from witnessing its beauty, applicability and inevitability.The book is an important contribution to the genre because it presents mathematics and models that have never before appeared in books in the same category: reversible solids, plane tiling with developments of tetrahedrons, and double-packable solids, which are derived from the authors' own research papers published in mathematics journals. It is designed to entertain, inform and even teach some mathematics. Although it is targeted at young adults, parents and teachers may learn something from the book as well.

Author : Robert A. Hearn,Erik D. Demaine
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439865057

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Games, Puzzles, and Computation by Robert A. Hearn,Erik D. Demaine Pdf

The authors show that there are underlying mathematical reasons for why games and puzzles are challenging (and perhaps why they are so much fun). They also show that games and puzzles can serve as powerful models of computation-quite different from the usual models of automata and circuits-offering a new way of thinking about computation. The appen

Author : Szymon Chlebowski
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643913654

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Glimpses into the World of Mathematics by Szymon Chlebowski Pdf

Essays collected in this volume deal with various problems from the philosophy of mathematics. What connects them are two questions: how mathematics is created and how it is acquired. In 'Three Worlds of Mathematics' we are familiarized with David Tall's ideas pertaining to the embodied, symbolic and formal worlds of mathematics. In 'Basic Ideas of Intuitionism', we focus on an epistemological approach to mathematics which is distinctive to constructive mathematics. The author focuses on the computational content of intuitionistic logic and shows how it relates to functional programming. 'The Brave Mathematical Ant' carefully selects mathematical puzzles related to teaching experiences in a way that the solution requires creativity and is not obtainable by following an algorithm. Moreover the solution gives us some new insight into the underlying idea. 'Degrees Of Accessibility Of Mathematical Objects' discusses various criteria which can be used to judge accessibility of mathematical objects. We find logical complexity, range of applications, existence of a physical model as well as aesthetic values.