Origami, eleusis, and the soma cube (Record no. 23636)
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| fixed length control field | 01590nam a2200241 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160616s2008 000 0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521735247 |
| 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 | Origami, eleusis, and the soma cube |
| Sub Title | Martin Gardner's mathematicsl diversions |
| 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 | xi,234 p. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | The new Martin Gardner mathematical library |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "The Mathematical Association of America."<br/>"First edition published as The 2nd Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions, Simon and Schuster, 1961"-- |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The five platonic solids<br/>Tetraflexagons<br/>Henry Ernest Dudeney : England's greatest puzzlist<br/>Digital roots<br/>Nine problems<br/>The Soma cube<br/>Recreational topology<br/>Phi : the golden ratio<br/>The monkey and the coconuts<br/>Mazes<br/>Recreational logic<br/>Magic squares<br/>James Hugh Riley shows, Inc<br/>Nine more problems<br/>Eleusis : the introduction game<br/>Origami<br/>Squaring the square<br/>Mechanical puzzles<br/>Probability and ambiguity<br/>The mysterious Dr. Matrix |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In this second volume in the series, Martin Gardner introduces readers to the generalized ham sandwich theorem, origami, digital roots, magic squares, the mathematics of cooling coffee, the induction game of eleusis,Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court Palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Jeux mathématiques |
| 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 | 61423 | BOOKS |