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Tribute to a Mathemagician /

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"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 the...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Cipra, Barry (Editor), Demaine, Erik D. (Editor), Demaine, Martin L. (Editor), Rodgers, Tom (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2004.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Statistics.
Mathematics.
Foundations & Theorems
Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • part Part I Braintreasures
  • chapter Chinese Ceramic Puzzle Vessels / Norman L. Sand?eld
  • chapter Mongolian Interlocking Puzzles / Jerry Slocum and Frans de Vreugd
  • part Part II Brainticklers
  • chapter Fold-and-Cut Magic / Erik D. Demaine
  • chapter The Three-Legged Hourglass / M. Oskar van Deventer
  • chapter The Incredible Swimmer Puzzle / Stewart Co?n
  • chapter The Butler University Game / Rebecca G. Wahl
  • chapter Vive Recreational Mathematics / Underwood Dudley
  • chapter Go¨delian Puzzles Raymond Smullyan
  • part Part III Brainteasers
  • chapter A Bouquet of Brainteasers / Chris Maslanka
  • chapter Sliding-Coin Puzzles / Erik D. Demaine
  • chapter Underspeci?ed Puzzles / David Wolfe
  • chapter A Cryptic Crossword Puzzle in Honor of Martin Gardner / Robert A. Hearn
  • chapter Absolute Martin / J. Carey Lauder
  • part Part IV Braintempters
  • chapter A History of the Ten-Square
  • chapter Con?guration Games / Jeremiah Farrell
  • chapter BlackJack Stacks Harold Cataquet
  • chapter 5 Five Algorithmic Puzzles / Peter Winkler.