| Mathematical Wizardry for a Gardner Contributor(s): Pegg, Ed, Jr. (Editor), Schoen, Alan (Editor), Rodgers, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138116718 ISBN-13: 9781138116719 Publisher: A K PETERS OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume, world-leading puzzle designers, puzzle collectors, mathematicians, and magicians continue the tradition of honoring Martin Gardner, who inspired them to enter mathematics, to enter magic, to bring magic into their mathematics, or to bring mathematics into their magic. This edited collection contains a variety of articles connected to puzzles, magic, and/or mathematics, including the history behind given puzzles, solitaire puzzles, two-person games, and mathematically interesting objects. Topics include tangrams, peg solitaire, sodoku, coin-weighing problems, anamorphoses, and more |
