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Taking Sudoku Seriously

Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199913153
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Taking Sudoku Seriously written by Jason Rosenhouse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with more than a hundred color illustrations and a wide variety of puzzles and brainteasers, Taking Sudoku Seriously uses this popular craze as the starting point for a fun-filled introduction to higher mathematics. How many Sudoku solution squares are there? What shapes other than three-by-three blocks can serve as acceptable Sudoku regions? What is the fewest number of starting clues a sound Sudoku puzzle can have? Does solving Sudoku require mathematics? Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman show that answering these questions opens the door to a wealth of interesting mathematics. Indeed, they show that Sudoku puzzles and their variants are a gateway into mathematical thinking generally. Among many topics, the authors look at the notion of a Latin square--an object of long-standing interest to mathematicians--of which Sudoku squares are a special case; discuss how one finds interesting Sudoku puzzles; explore the connections between Sudoku, graph theory, and polynomials; and consider Sudoku extremes, including puzzles with the maximal number of vacant regions, with the minimal number of starting clues, and numerous others. The book concludes with a gallery of novel Sudoku variations--just pure solving fun! Most of the puzzles are original to this volume, and all solutions to the puzzles appear in the back of the book or in the text itself. A math book and a puzzle book, Taking Sudoku Seriously will change the way readers look at Sudoku and mathematics, serving both as an introduction to mathematics for puzzle fans and as an exploration of the intricacies of Sudoku for mathematics buffs.

Taking Sudoku Seriously

Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199921083
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Absolutely Nasty® Sudoku Level 2

Author : Frank Longo
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402743979
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Absolutely Nasty® Sudoku Level 2 written by Frank Longo and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even more interaction--this time used in combination with other procedures...and a lot more heavily than in the first book.

Games for Your Mind

Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069124202X
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Games for Your Mind written by Jason Rosenhouse and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreation Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. Games for Your Mind explores the history and future of logic puzzles while enabling you to test your skill against a variety of puzzles yourself. In this informative and entertaining book, Jason Rosenhouse begins by introducing readers to logic and logic puzzles and goes on to reveal the rich history of these puzzles. He shows how Carroll's puzzles presented Aristotelian logic as a game for children, yet also informed his scholarly work on logic. He reveals how another pioneer of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan, drew on classic puzzles about liars and truthtellers to illustrate Kurt Gödel's theorems and illuminate profound questions in mathematical logic. Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data. Featuring a wealth of sample puzzles ranging from simple to extremely challenging, this lively and engaging book brings together many of the most ingenious puzzles ever devised, including the "Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever," metapuzzles, paradoxes, and the logic puzzles in detective stories.

USA Today Everyday Sudoku

Author : U. S. A. USA TODAY
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0740769189
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book USA Today Everyday Sudoku written by U. S. A. USA TODAY and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not since the Rubik's Cube has a puzzle been this hot. . . . It can lower your blood pressure, relieve stress-even make you smarter. It might just be the least-harmful addiction around." -Newsweek * The nation's number-one newspaper offers puzzlers the ultimate Sudoku compilation, featuring 200 puzzles for five different skill levels. The first newspaper in the United States to publish addictive Sudoku puzzles, USA TODAY continues to satisfy puzzle lovers with this second Sudoku book collection, USA Today Everyday Sudoku: 200 Puzzles from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper. * Features include an introductory how-to section followed by two hundred 9 x 9 Sudoku puzzles targeting five different levels of difficulty. A comprehensive answer key completes the collection.

Stoner

Author : John Williams
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590179285
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stoner written by John Williams and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

Samurai Sudoku Puzzle Book

Author : Arberesh Dalipi
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540836496
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Samurai Sudoku Puzzle Book written by Arberesh Dalipi and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are 500 Sudoku puzzles overlapping into 100 Samurai Style puzzles. Samurai Sudoku puzzles consist of five overlapping sudoku grids and follows the same rules as Sudoku in that every row, column and block of each of the five grids must contain the numbers "1" to "9". Where the grids overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length but the interlocking blocks give you more clues. Printed on top-quality, in the appropriate size and large paper. The symmetry is not applied, what is most attractive, while the solutions are given at the end of the book. Have fun with this book!

New York Post Difficult Sudoku

Author : Wayne Gould
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780061173370
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book New York Post Difficult Sudoku written by Wayne Gould and published by William Morrow Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 New Difficult Puzzles -- They Are Not Going to Be Easy But You Are Ready Su Doku, "the crossword without words," comes with a warning: it is seriously addictive. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic and a little patience.

New York Post Fiendish Sudoku

Author : Wayne Gould
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061173363
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book New York Post Fiendish Sudoku written by Wayne Gould and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 New Puzzles -- From Fiendish to Super Fiendish Su Doku, "the crossword without words," comes with a warning: it is seriously addictive. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic and a little patience.

Go!Games The Sudoku Challenge

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936140594
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Go!Games The Sudoku Challenge written by Terry Stickels and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take the Sudoku challenge if you dare! Featuring five levels of difficulty, from very easy puzzles to the very hard, these beautifully and logically constructed grids offer solvers just the right amount of a challenge, allowing them to stay focused and fully enjoy the experience. The creators, Sudoku master Anthony Immanuvel and puzzle guru Terry Stickels, know that if a puzzle becomes too stressful or frustrating, it's probably a flaw in the design--not the person doing it. Unlike lesser puzzles, these never have more than one possible answer, are pleasing to the eye, and involve no guesswork. They're a great way to keep the mind in tip-top shape! See if you can win this match!

Four Lives

Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486782948
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Four Lives written by Jason Rosenhouse and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "best of" hardcover collection of works by Raymond Smullyan features logic puzzles, musings on mathematical logic and paradoxes, chess problems, and thoughts on the philosophy of religion, plus personal tributes to the author.

Full Body Burden

Author : Kristen Iversen
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307955656
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Full Body Burden written by Kristen Iversen and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”—Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentary Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving.

How to Solve Sudoku

Author : Robin Wilson
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781904902621
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book How to Solve Sudoku written by Robin Wilson and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematician and bestselling author Robin Wilson--himself a sudoku aficionado--offers 52 tried and tested tips and tactics for solving these brainteasers.

The Book of Tangrams

Author : Sam Loyd
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486838765
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Tangrams written by Sam Loyd and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tangram's challenge lies in arranging seven geometrical pieces — a square, rhomboid, and five triangles — into a variety of different shapes. These 700 absorbing puzzles include complete solutions.

The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects

Author : Jennifer Beineke
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691171920
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects written by Jennifer Beineke and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of mathematics is filled with major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. Problems of interest to gamblers led to the modern theory of probability, for example, and surreal numbers were inspired by the game of Go. Yet even with such groundbreaking findings and a wealth of popular-level books, research in recreational mathematics has often been neglected. The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects now returns with a brand-new compilation of fascinating problems and solutions in recreational mathematics. This latest volume gathers together the top experts in recreational math and presents a compelling look at board games, card games, dice, toys, computer games, and much more. The book is divided into five parts: puzzles and brainteasers, geometry and topology, graph theory, games of chance, and computational complexity. Readers will discover what origami, roulette wheels, and even the game of Trouble can teach about math. Essays contain new results, and the contributors include short expositions on their topic’s background, providing a framework for understanding the relationship between serious mathematics and recreational games. Mathematical areas explored include combinatorics, logic, graph theory, linear algebra, geometry, topology, computer science, operations research, probability, game theory, and music theory. Investigating an eclectic mix of games and puzzles, The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects is sure to entertain, challenge, and inspire academic mathematicians and avid math enthusiasts alike.

The Dude and the Zen Master

Author : Jeff Bridges
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101600756
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Dude and the Zen Master written by Jeff Bridges and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for fans of The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges's "The Dude", and anyone who could use more Zen in their lives. Zen Master Bernie Glassman compares Jeff Bridges’s iconic role in The Big Lebowski to a Lamed-Vavnik: one of the men in Jewish mysticism who are “simple and unassuming,” and “so good that on account of them God lets the world go on.” Jeff puts it another way. “The wonderful thing about the Dude is that he’d always rather hug it out than slug it out.” For more than a decade, Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his Buddhist teacher, renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman, have been close friends. Inspiring and often hilarious, The Dude and the Zen Master captures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.

Let's Take the Long Way Home

Author : Gail Caldwell
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812979117
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Let's Take the Long Way Home written by Gail Caldwell and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER They met over their dogs. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp (author of Drinking: A Love Story) became best friends, talking about everything from their love of books and their shared history of a struggle with alcohol to their relationships with men. Walking the woods of New England and rowing on the Charles River, these two private, self-reliant women created an attachment more profound than either of them could ever have foreseen. Then, several years into this remarkable connection, Knapp was diagnosed with cancer. With her signature exquisite prose, Caldwell mines the deepest levels of devotion, and courage in this gorgeous memoir about treasuring a best friend, and coming of age in midlife. Let’s Take the Long Way Home is a celebration of the profound transformations that come from intimate connection—and it affirms, once again, why Gail Caldwell is recognized as one of our bravest and most honest literary voices.