Mathematical wizardry for a Gardner /
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 col...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Wellesley, Massachusetts :
A K Peters, Limited,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 m. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: | 0429064950 9780429064951 1138116718 9781138116719 1439865396 9781439865392 |