Mathematical puzzles /

"Research in mathematics is much more than solving puzzles, but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun: it helps focus the mind and increase one's armory of techniques for doing mathematics. Mathematical Puzzles will, for the first time, make the connection explicit by...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Winkler, P. (Peter), 1946- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Johnson, Jess (Comic book artist) (Illustrator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Edition:	Revised edition.
Series:	AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
Subjects:	Mathematical recreations. Jeux mathématiques. MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games MATHEMATICS / Logic MATHEMATICS / General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The Puzzles The Hints 1. Out for the Count 2. Achieving Parity 3. Intermediate Math 4. Graphography 5. Algebra Too 6. Safety in Numbers 7. The Law of Small Numbers 8. Weighs and Means 9. The Power of Negative Thinking 10. In All Probability 11. Working for the System 12. The Pigeonhole Principle 13. Information, Please 14. Great Expectation 15. Brilliant Induction 16. Journey Into Space 17. Nimbers and the Hamming Code 18. Unlimited Potentials 19. Hammer and Tongs 20. Let's Get Physical 21. Back from the Future 22. Seeing is Believing 23. Infinite Choice 24. Startling Transformation Notes & Sources