Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi

Name: Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi
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ISBN: 9780521756150

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208 pages2008Cambridge University PressISBN 9780521756150

Mathematical recreations Games of strategy (mathematics)Puzzles Jeux et récréations mathématiques Unterhaltungsmathematik Matematiska lekar

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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.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9780521756150

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*