| The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations Contributor(s): Schuh, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486221342 ISBN-13: 9780486221342 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games - Games & Activities | Puzzles - Science | Applied Sciences |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 68028064 |
| Series: Dover Recreational Math |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.42" W x 8.44" (1.05 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Praised for its "exceptionally good value" by the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, this book offers fun-filled insights into many fields of mathematics. The brainteasers include original puzzles as well as new approaches to classic conundrums. A vast assortment of challenges features domino puzzles, the game of noughts and crosses, games of encirclement, sliding movement puzzles, subtraction games, puzzles in mechanics, games with piles of matches, a road puzzle with concentric circles, "Catch the Giant," and much more. Detailed solutions show several methods by which a particular problem may be answered, why one method is preferable, and where the others fail. With numerous worked examples, the clear, step-by-step analyses cover how the problem should be approached, including hints and enumeration of possibilities and determination of probabilities, application of the theory of probability, and evaluation of contingencies and mean values. Readers are certain to improve their puzzle-solving strategies as well as their mathematical skills. |