| Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube Contributor(s): Gardner, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521756103 ISBN-13: 9780521756105 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A thoroughly updated edition of the second book of Gardner's enormously popular Scientific American columns. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 2008012534 |
| Series: New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Martin Gardner continues to delight readers in Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube, which is the second volume in the new Cambridge series, The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library, based off his enormously popular Scientific American columns. He introduces young and old readers alike 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. Now the author, in consultation with experts, has added updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries, to challenge and fascinate a new generation of readers. |
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. |
