Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
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(1 ratings)160 pages1970Penguin Putnam~massISBN 9780140207132
Mathematical recreationsGames of strategy (mathematics)PuzzlesJeux et récréations mathématiquesUnterhaltungsmathematikMatematiska lekar
About this book
Paradoxes and paperfolding, moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, brain-teasers, magic squares, topological curiosities, probability and parlor tricks, and a variety of ancient and new games and problems, from polyominoes, nim, hex and the Tower of Hanoi to four-dimensional ticktacktoe. Together with mathematical commentaries by Mr. Gardner and addenda from readers of Scientific American. Plus bibliographies and, of course, solutions.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam~mass
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN
- 9780140207132
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Martin Gardner was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was also a leading authority on Lewis Carroll. *-- Wikipedia*
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