Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the tower of hanoi Martin Gardner's first book of mathematical puzzles and games
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: New Martin Gardner mathematical libraryPublication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2008Description: xiii,193 pISBN: 9780521756150Subject(s): Mathematical recreations | Matematiska lekar | Puzzles and games | MathematicsCurrent library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 51 GAR (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 61424 |
Hexaflexagons
Magic with a matrix
Nine problems
Ticktacktoe
Probability paradoxes
The icosian game and the Tower of Hanoi
Curious topological models
The game of hex
Sam Loyd : America's greatest puzzlist
Mathematical card tricks
Memorizing numbers
Nine more problems
Polyominoes
Fallacies
Nim and tac tix
Left or right?
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
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