| Mathematical Wizardry for a Gardner Contributor(s): Pegg Jr, Ed (Editor), Schoen, Alan (Editor), Rodgers, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 156881447X ISBN-13: 9781568814476 Publisher: A K PETERS OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793 |
| LCCN: 2008032834 |
| Physical Information: 284 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 |
