Mathematical Puzzle Tales
Seiten
2001
Mathematical Association of America (Verlag)
978-0-88385-533-1 (ISBN)
Mathematical Association of America (Verlag)
978-0-88385-533-1 (ISBN)
Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics and this book collects together 36 of his most cunning brainteasers, which serve to illustrate the art of the mathematician as problem solver. Fully worked answers are given, and these in turn lead to additional challenges for the reader.
Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics, not least for the myriad problems he has devised over some 25 years for Scientific American. In this book are collected 36 of his best brainteasers. These are not simply cunning puzzles, but serve to illustrate the art of the mathematician as problem solver, and their solution draws on ideas from topology, probability, number theory, logic and beyond. Fully worked answers are given, which in turn lead to additional problems for the reader. For anybody who likes to solve mathematical problems this book will be both entertaining and a challenge.
Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics, not least for the myriad problems he has devised over some 25 years for Scientific American. In this book are collected 36 of his best brainteasers. These are not simply cunning puzzles, but serve to illustrate the art of the mathematician as problem solver, and their solution draws on ideas from topology, probability, number theory, logic and beyond. Fully worked answers are given, which in turn lead to additional problems for the reader. For anybody who likes to solve mathematical problems this book will be both entertaining and a challenge.
Preface Isaac Asimov; 1. The problems; 2. First solutions and further questions; 3. Second solutions and beyond; 4. Third solutions.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.2.2001 |
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Reihe/Serie | Spectrum |
Vorwort | Isaac Asimov |
Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
Verlagsort | Washington |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 179 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 274 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
ISBN-10 | 0-88385-533-X / 088385533X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-88385-533-1 / 9780883855331 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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