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The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
Martin Gardner
Paperback - $39.95
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 ...
The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions
Martin Gardner
Paperback - $50.95
Seasoned with Gardner's interest in the history and philosophy of science, this delightful book is a treasure-trove of puzzles, anecdotes, games, and logical theory. These intriguing problems, collected from Gardner's Scientific American columns, inv ...
The Universe in a Handkerchief : Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays
Martin Gardner
Paperback - $44.95
Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland", was also famous for his puns, anagrams, acrostics, and riddles. In this book, Martin Gardner, the preeminent writer on recreational mathematics of our time, takes the reader on a tour of Carroll's inven ...
The Universe in a Handkerchief : Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays
Martin Gardner
Paperback - $46.95
Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland", was also famous for his puns, anagrams, acrostics, and riddles. In this book, Martin Gardner, the preeminent writer on recreational mathematics of our time, takes the reader on a tour of Carroll's inven ...
The Green Book of Mathematical Problems
Kenneth Hardy
Paperback - $17.95
Rich selection of 100 practice problems -- with hints and solutions -- designed for students preparing for undergraduate math competitions. Features real numbers, differential equations, integrals, polynomials, sets, other topics. References.
Nonplussed! : Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas
Julian Havil
Hardcover - $39.95
""Nonplussed!," as the title suggests, is a marvelous study of some two dozen choice mathematical problems that boggle the mind. Unlike so many books on recreational math, Havil doesn't hesitate to give crystal-clear proofs and their necessary equati ...
Nets, Puzzles and Postmen : An Exploration of Mathematical Connections
Peter M. Higgins
Hardcover - $75.95
Intriguing Mathematical Problems
Oswald Jacoby
Paperback - $18.95
Treasury of stimulating, challenging brainteasers includes puzzles involving numbers, letters, probability, reasoning, whole numbers, more. The Enterprising Snail, The Fly and the Bicycles, The Lovesick Cockroaches, Mr. Wright and the Insurance Sales ...
