This delightful collection from the magician of math introduces readers to magic squares, the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, an update of the Induction Game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles. "G
Hexaflexagons and other mathematical diversions: the first Scientific American book of puzzles & games
โ Scribed by Martin Gardner
- Book ID
- 127423157
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Library
- City
- Chicago
- ISBN
- 0226282546
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
These clearly and cleverly presented mathematical recreations of paradoxes and paperfolding, Moebius variations and mnemonics both ancient and modern delight and perplex while demonstating principles of logic, probability, geometry, and other mathematical fields.
"A classic."--Andrew Rothery, Times Education Supplement
"Martin Gardner has turned a trick as neat as any in the book itself. He has selected a group of diversions which are not only entertaining but mathematically meaningful as well. The result is a work which is rewarding on almost every level of mathematical achievement."--Miriam Hecht, Iscripta Mathematica
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