Mathematics in Fun and in Earnest
Title | Mathematics in Fun and in Earnest PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan Altshiller Court |
Publisher | |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1961 |
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Math in Fun and Earnest
Title | Math in Fun and Earnest PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan Court |
Publisher | Signet |
Pages | |
Release | 1960-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780451024848 |
Mathematics in Fun and in Earnest
Title | Mathematics in Fun and in Earnest PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan Altshiller-Court |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0486449688 |
A world-renowned mathematician takes a lighthearted look at the philosophy, form, and re-creations of mathematics, discussing the science's charm as well as its utility and historical role. 1958 edition.
Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles
Title | Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 1986-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0486252116 |
Playing with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime — as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem. Written in a light and witty style, Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles is a mixture of old and new riddles, grouped into sections that cover a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. The probability section, for example, points out that everything we do, everything that happens around us, obeys the laws of probability; geometry puzzles test our ability to think pictorially and often, in more than one dimension; while topology, among the "youngest and rowdiest branches of modern geometry," offers a glimpse into a strange dimension where properties remain unchanged, no matter how a figure is twisted, stretched, or compressed. Clear and concise comments at the beginning of each section explain the nature and importance of the math needed to solve each puzzle. A carefully explained solution follows each problem. In many cases, all that is needed to solve a puzzle is the ability to think logically and clearly, to be "on the alert for surprising, off-beat angles...that strange hidden factor that everyone else had overlooked." Fully illustrated, this engaging collection will appeal to parents and children, amateur mathematicians, scientists, and students alike, and may, as the author writes, make the reader "want to study the subject in earnest" and explains "some of the inviting paths that wind away from the problems into lusher areas of the mathematical jungle." 65 black-and-white illustrations.
Mathematical Solitaires and Games
Title | Mathematical Solitaires and Games PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin L Schwartz |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 167 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1351843060 |
A collection of solitaires and games.
Circular
Title | Circular PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Martin Gardner's 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions from $textit {Scientific}$ $textit {American}$
Title | Martin Gardner's 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions from $textit {Scientific}$ $textit {American}$ PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | American Mathematical Soc. |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2020-10-06 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 1470463563 |
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This is the original 1971 edition and contains columns published in the magazine from 1963-1965.