Book Of Curious And Interesting Puzzles
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Author |
: David Wells |
Publisher |
: Dover Publications |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0486443418 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780486443416 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles by : David Wells
"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Puzzles are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology: centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s, and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher, follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of twentieth-century puzzles. More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry -- and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.
Author |
: David Wells |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1997-09-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0140261494 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780140261493 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by : David Wells
Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
Author |
: David G. Wells |
Publisher |
: Penguin Group |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X004264747 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics by : David G. Wells
Collection of miscellaneous facts and anecdotes from mathematicians.
Author |
: David G. Wells |
Publisher |
: Penguin Mass Market |
Total Pages |
: 382 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0140148752 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780140148756 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles by : David G. Wells
Author |
: Robert Leighton |
Publisher |
: Workman Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2006-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761143866 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761143864 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Brainiest Insaniest Ultimate Puzzle Book! by : Robert Leighton
Fully illustrated in color, this treasure trove features 250 puzzles on every imaginable theme and subject. The book is a bonanza of mazes, word games, visual and logic puzzles, and more.
Author |
: Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 2010-04-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486474359 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486474356 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles by : Raymond M. Smullyan
This fanciful, original collection for readers of all ages features arithmetic puzzles, logic problems related to crime detection, and logic and arithmetic puzzles involving King Arthur and his Dogs of the Round Table.
Author |
: Henry E. Dudeney |
Publisher |
: Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages |
: 449 |
Release |
: 2016-08-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486796864 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486796868 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis 536 Puzzles and Curious Problems by : Henry E. Dudeney
This compilation of long-inaccessible puzzles by a famous puzzle master offers challenges ranging from arithmetical and algebraical problems to those involving geometry, combinatorics, and topology, plus game, domino, and match puzzles. Includes answers.
Author |
: Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2013-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486315775 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486315770 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gödelian Puzzle Book by : Raymond M. Smullyan
These logic puzzles provide entertaining variations on Gödel's incompleteness theorems, offering ingenious challenges related to infinity, truth and provability, undecidability, and other concepts. No background in formal logic necessary.
Author |
: David G. Wells |
Publisher |
: Penguin Mass Market |
Total Pages |
: 310 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015028400540 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry by : David G. Wells
"A companion volume to the author's "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers", which focuses on arithmetic and number theory. The entries in this book cover curves, topology, tilings and all branches of plane and three-dimensional geometry, from Euclid to fractals."
Author |
: David Wells |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:314234767 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Puzzles by : David Wells