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Martin Gardner |
Entertaining mathematical puzzles |
026034 |
1961 |
Book |
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| 2 |
Martin Gardner |
More mathematical puzzles of Sam Loyd |
026038 |
1960 |
Book |
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| 3 |
Martin Gardner |
Mathematics magic and mystery |
026046 |
1956 |
Book |
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| 4 |
Martin Gardner |
Relativity simply explained |
E00766 |
1996 |
Book |
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| 5 |
Martin Gardner |
Colossal book of mathematics |
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2001 |
Book |
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| 6 |
Martin Gardner |
Codes, ciphers and secret writing |
E00008 |
1984 |
Book |
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| 7 |
Martin Gardner |
Perplexing puzzles |
E00007 |
1988 |
Book |
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| 8 |
Martin Gardner |
Colossal book of mathematics |
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Book |
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| 9 |
Martin Gardner |
New ambidextrous universe: Symmetry and asymmetry from mirror reflections to superstrings |
003446 |
1990 |
Book |
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| Title | Entertaining mathematical puzzles |
| Author(s) | Martin Gardner |
| Publication | New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1961. |
| Description | xii, 112p. |
| Abstract Note | , 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. |
| ISBN,Price | 9780486252117 : US $6.95(PB) |
| Classification | 51-8
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| Keyword(s) | 1. GEOMETRY PUZZLES
2. PUZZLES
3. RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS
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| Title | More mathematical puzzles of Sam Loyd |
| Author(s) | Martin Gardner |
| Publication | New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1960. |
| Description | xi, 177p. |
| Abstract Note | Gardner's second collection of amusing, thought-provoking problems and puzzles from Loyd's Cyclopedia - perhaps the most exciting collection of puzzles ever assembled in one volume. Arithmetic, algebra, speed and distance problems, game theory, counter and sliding block problems, similar topics. 166 problems. 150 original drawings, diagrams. |
| ISBN,Price | 9780486207094 : US $9.95(PB) |
| Classification | 51-8
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| Keyword(s) | 1. MATHEMATICS - PUZZLES
2. PUZZLES
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| Title | Mathematics magic and mystery |
| Author(s) | Martin Gardner |
| Publication | New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1956. |
| Description | xii, 176p. |
| Abstract Note | Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule, we simply accept these tricks and "magic" without recognizing that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, number theory, topology, and other branches of mathematics.
This is the first book-length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of the foremost experts on mathematical magic, it employs considerable historical data to summarize all previous work in this field. It is also a creative examination of laws and their exemplification, with scores of new tricks, insights, and demonstrations. Dozens of topological tricks are explained, and dozens of manipulation tricks are aligned with mathematical law. |
| ISBN,Price | 9780486203355 : US $9.95(PB) |
| Classification | 51-8
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| Keyword(s) | 1. MAGIC TRICKS
2. PUZZLES
3. RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS
4. TRICKS
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