| Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi: Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions Contributor(s): Gardner, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521756073 ISBN-13: 9780521756075 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: The latest on packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, digits of pi, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 2009010976 |
| Series: New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematical diversions return to readers with updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries. Read about Knuth's Word Ladders program and the latest developments in the digits of pi. Once again these timeless puzzles will charm readers while demonstrating principles of logic, probability, geometry, and other fields of mathematics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gardner, Martin: - For 25 of his 90 years, Martin Gardner wrote �athematical Games and Recreations,�a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children� literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine. |
