β Scribed by Irving Adler
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An introduction to the basis of our number system illustrated by mathematical curiosities, riddles, puzzles, and games.
Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
I. Number Curiosities......Page 8
II. The Dresses that Numbers Wear......Page 26
III. The Personalities of Numbers......Page 44
IV. Puzzles With Numbers......Page 54
V. Puzzles Without Numbers......Page 61
VI. Calculating Tricks......Page 67
VII. Card Tricks......Page 80
VIII. Games for One......Page 89
IX. Games for Two......Page 98
X. Even More Number Oddities......Page 107
XI. Rabbit Numbers and Plant Spirals......Page 113
Answers to Problems and Puzzles......Page 124
Index......Page 140
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