| Tribute to a Mathemagician Contributor(s): Cipra, Barry (Editor), Demaine, Erik D. (Editor), Demaine, Martin L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1568812043 ISBN-13: 9781568812045 Publisher: A K PETERS OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 2004053370 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientific American and to his contributions to the world of recreational mathematics. Tribute to a Mathemagician contains an author index for the two previous books in the collection of books based on the Gatherings for Gardner. Sample puzzles and games include: - Tripos - Black Jack - Chinese ceramic puzzle vessels - Paper folding - Mongolian interlocking puzzles - Rolling block puzzles - Sliding puzzles - Cryptic crosswords - The Panex puzzle - Polyonimo puzzles - and more |