| Homage to a Pied Puzzler Contributor(s): Schoen, Alan (Editor), Rodgers, Tom (Editor), Pegg Jr, Ed (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1568813155 ISBN-13: 9781568813158 Publisher: A K PETERS OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 2008013455 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The tradition of honoring Martin Gardner continues with this edited collection of articles by those who have been inspired by Gardner to enter mathematics, to enter magic, to bring magic into their mathematics, or to bring mathematics into their magic. Contributing authors include world-leading puzzle designers, puzzle collectors, mathematicians, and magicians. The variety of articles includes card or magic tricks (with a mathematical trick behind them), the history behind given puzzles, mathematically interesting objects involving the number seven, and puzzles for the reader to solve. Specific puzzles discussed include tangram, 14-15 Puzzle, seven-coloring of the torus, packing circles, Crazy Elephant Dance, and more! |