Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the tower of hanoi (Record no. 23635)
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| fixed length control field | 01328nam a2200229 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160616s2008 000 0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521756150 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Universal Decimal Classification number | 51 |
| Item number | GAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Gardner, Martin |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the tower of hanoi |
| Sub Title | Martin Gardner's first book of mathematical puzzles and games |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii,193 p. |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | New Martin Gardner mathematical library |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Hexaflexagons<br/>Magic with a matrix<br/>Nine problems<br/>Ticktacktoe<br/>Probability paradoxes<br/>The icosian game and the Tower of Hanoi<br/>Curious topological models<br/>The game of hex<br/>Sam Loyd : America's greatest puzzlist<br/>Mathematical card tricks<br/>Memorizing numbers<br/>Nine more problems<br/>Polyominoes<br/>Fallacies<br/>Nim and tac tix<br/>Left or right? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The mathematical recreations presented here are designed to delight and perplex while demonstrating mathematical principles. The book contains the earliest of Gardner's popular 'Scientific American' columns, now with updated information on new game variations, mathematical proofs and other developments |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematical recreations |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Matematiska lekar |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Puzzles and games |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| IMSc Library | IMSc Library | First Floor, Rack No: 26, Shelf No: 17 | 51 GAR | 61424 | BOOKS |