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Tough Topology Problems & Other Puzzles

Author : Ivan Moscovich
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402727320
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Tough Topology Problems & Other Puzzles written by Ivan Moscovich and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorful geometrical pentagors, composed of pentagons and triangles and dissected into pieces: Can you put the shapes together again to form a whole? A classic paradox about the nature of motion from a famous Greek mathematician: Can you see what’s wrong with it? Put on your thinking cap and prepare to give your math and logic abilities a workout, because these super-looking puzzles demand real brainpower. Solve a graphic problem that involves the calculation of a square root. Examine six linear processions of egg-carrying ants, and figure out which lines are “surprising” and which ones aren’t. Go step by step through a multihued grid and try to find 32 different configurations within. These puzzles are challenging, entertaining, and satisfying to unravel.

Loopy Logic Problems and Other Puzzles

Author : Ivan Moscovich
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402727443
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Loopy Logic Problems and Other Puzzles written by Ivan Moscovich and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calculate velocity; explain the Maltese cross mechanism that's the basis of the motion picture projector; and work out the ways different pendulums (including Foucault's famous version) swing. Every attractive page in master Ivan Moscovich's eleventh collection of brain-busters offers a tricky puzzle pleasure. Sixteen tiles show either a crowned frog or a crown prince: distribute them randomly on a game board, face down, and then see if you can come up with a configuration that will allow you to flip them so that all frogs or all princes will turn up. Discern the logic of a number pattern in a partially filled-out grid and discover the missing numerals. From gnomic expansions to infinity and limit, these dilemmas demand a smart solver.

Colossal Book of Mathematics

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393020236
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Colossal Book of Mathematics by : Martin Gardner

Download or read book Colossal Book of Mathematics written by Martin Gardner and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium of classic puzzles, paradoxes, and puzzles from America's best-loved mathematical expert. 320 line drawings.

Topology Problem Solver

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Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 9780738670683
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Topology Problem Solver written by and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes

Author : Gianni A. Sarcone
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486795659
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)

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Book Synopsis Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes by : Gianni A. Sarcone

Download or read book Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes written by Gianni A. Sarcone and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-25 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun-filled, math-based puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.

American Book Publishing Record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Geometric Magic Squares

Author : Lee C.F. Sallows
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486290026
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Magic Squares written by Lee C.F. Sallows and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative work replaces magic square numbers with two-dimensional forms. The result is a revelation that traditional magic squares are now better seen as the one-dimensional instance of this self-same geometrical activity.

Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486252116
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-10 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime — as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem. Written in a light and witty style, Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles is a mixture of old and new riddles, grouped into sections that cover a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. The probability section, for example, points out that everything we do, everything that happens around us, obeys the laws of probability; geometry puzzles test our ability to think pictorially and often, in more than one dimension; while topology, among the "youngest and rowdiest branches of modern geometry," offers a glimpse into a strange dimension where properties remain unchanged, no matter how a figure is twisted, stretched, or compressed. Clear and concise comments at the beginning of each section explain the nature and importance of the math needed to solve each puzzle. A carefully explained solution follows each problem. In many cases, all that is needed to solve a puzzle is the ability to think logically and clearly, to be "on the alert for surprising, off-beat angles...that strange hidden factor that everyone else had overlooked." Fully illustrated, this engaging collection will appeal to parents and children, amateur mathematicians, scientists, and students alike, and may, as the author writes, make the reader "want to study the subject in earnest" and explains "some of the inviting paths that wind away from the problems into lusher areas of the mathematical jungle." 65 black-and-white illustrations.

The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780393061147
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems by : Martin Gardner

Download or read book The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems written by Martin Gardner and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned provocateur of popular math presents a collection of his widely recognized short puzzles--along with a few new ones--that explore chess, physics, probability, and topology, among other topics.

Topological Spaces

Author : Gerard Buskes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461206650
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Topological Spaces written by Gerard Buskes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: gentle introduction to the subject, leading the reader to understand the notion of what is important in topology with regard to geometry. Divided into three sections - The line and the plane, Metric spaces and Topological spaces -, the book eases the move into higher levels of abstraction. Students are thereby informally assisted in learning new ideas while remaining on familiar territory. The authors do not assume previous knowledge of axiomatic approach or set theory. Similarly, they have restricted the mathematical vocabulary in the book so as to avoid overwhelming the reader, and the concept of convergence is employed to allow students to focus on a central theme while moving to a natural understanding of the notion of topology. The pace of the book is relaxed with gradual acceleration: the first nine sections form a balanced course in metric spaces for undergraduates while also containing ample material for a two-semester graduate course. Finally, the book illustrates the many connections between topology and other subjects, such as analysis and set theory, via the inclusion of "Extras" at the end of each chapter presenting a brief foray outside topology.

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems

Author : Henry E. Dudeney
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486796868
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)

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Book Synopsis 536 Puzzles and Curious Problems by : Henry E. Dudeney

Download or read book 536 Puzzles and Curious Problems written by Henry E. Dudeney and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of long-inaccessible puzzles by a famous puzzle master offers challenges ranging from arithmetical and algebraical problems to those involving geometry, combinatorics, and topology, plus game, domino, and match puzzles. Includes answers.

The Road to Reality

Author : Roger Penrose
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593315308
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Reality written by Roger Penrose and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **WINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS** The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of the reader, so that, for example, the early chapters give us the vital mathematical background to the physical theories explored later in the book. Roger Penrose's purpose is to describe as clearly as possible our present understanding of the universe and to convey a feeling for its deep beauty and philosophical implications, as well as its intricate logical interconnections. The Road to Reality is rarely less than challenging, but the book is leavened by vivid descriptive passages, as well as hundreds of hand-drawn diagrams. In a single work of colossal scope one of the world's greatest scientists has given us a complete and unrivalled guide to the glories of the universe that we all inhabit. 'Roger Penrose is the most important physicist to work in relativity theory except for Einstein. He is one of the very few people I've met in my life who, without reservation, I call a genius' Lee Smolin

Polyominoes: A Guide to Puzzles and Problems in Tiling

Author : George E. Martin
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470457342
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Polyominoes: A Guide to Puzzles and Problems in Tiling written by George E. Martin and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polyominoes will delight not only students and teachers of mathematics at all levels, but will be appreciated by anyone who likes a good geometric challenge. There are no prerequisites. If you like jigsaw puzzles, or if you hate jigsaw puzzles but have ever wondered about the pattern of some floor tiling, there is much here to interest you. A polyomino is a shape cut along the lines from square graph paper; the pronunciation of polyomino begins as does polygon and ends as does domino. Tilings, also called tessellations of mosaic patterns, are older than civilization itself. Tiling with polyominoes provides challenges that range from the popular jigsaw-like puzzles to easily understood mathematical research problems. You will find unsolved puzzles and problems of both kinds here. Answers are provided for most of the problems that have known solutions. It is only fair to repeat here the warning stated in the preface to this book, "Playing with polyominoes can be habit forming."

Mathematical and Algorithmic Puzzles

Author : Pramod Ganapathi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical and Algorithmic Puzzles written by Pramod Ganapathi and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents serious mathematical and algorithmic puzzles that are mostly counterintuitive. The presented puzzles are simultaneously entertaining, challenging, intriguing, and haunting. This book introduces its readers to counterintuitive mathematical ideas and revolutionary algorithmic insights from a wide variety of topics. The presented solutions that are discovered by many mathematicians and computer scientists are highly counterintuitive and show supreme mathematical beauty. These counterintuitive solutions are intriguing to the degree that they shatter our preconceived notions, shake our long-held belief systems, debunk our fundamental intuitions, and finally rob us of sleep and haunt us for a lifetime. Multiple ways of attacking the same puzzle are presented which teach the application of elegant problem-solving strategies.

Mathematics, Magic and Mystery

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486801179
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Mathematics, Magic and Mystery written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.

Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions

Author : Frederick Mosteller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486134962
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions written by Frederick Mosteller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkable puzzlers, graded in difficulty, illustrate elementary and advanced aspects of probability. These problems were selected for originality, general interest, or because they demonstrate valuable techniques. Also includes detailed solutions.

The Shape of a Life

Author : Shing-Tung Yau
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300245521
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Shape of a Life written by Shing-Tung Yau and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong effort to uncover the geometric shape—the Calabi-Yau manifold—that may store the hidden dimensions of our universe. Harvard geometer Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable journey to becoming one of the world’s most distinguished mathematicians. Beginning with an impoverished childhood in China and Hong Kong, Yau takes readers through his doctoral studies at Berkeley during the height of the Vietnam War protests, his Fields Medal–winning proof of the Calabi conjecture, his return to China, and his pioneering work in geometric analysis. This new branch of geometry, which Yau built up with his friends and colleagues, has paved the way for solutions to several important and previously intransigent problems. With complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this book offers not only insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and theoretical physics. “The remarkable story of one of the world’s most accomplished mathematicians . . . Yau’s personal journey—from escaping China as a youngster, leading a gang outside Hong Kong, becoming captivated by mathematics, to making breakthroughs that thrust him on the world stage—inspires us all with humankind’s irrepressible spirit of discovery.” —Brian Greene, New York Times–bestselling author of The Elegant Universe “An unexpectedly intimate look into a highly accomplished man, his colleagues and friends, the development of a new field of geometric analysis, and a glimpse into a truly uncommon mind.” —The Boston Globe “Engaging, eminently readable. . . . For those with a taste for elegant and largely jargon-free explanations of mathematics, The Shape of a Life promises hours of rewarding reading.” —American Scientist