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Author : M.·伽德纳 (美)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9787030203373
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)
Download or read book 啊哈! 原来如此 written by M.·伽德纳 (美) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 本书包括逻辑、数、几何学、概率、统计、时间等内容。
Author : Mireille Razafindrakoto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108488331
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Puzzle and Paradox written by Mireille Razafindrakoto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the economic and political history of Madagascar from independence to the early twenty-first century.
Author : Marcel Danesi
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1118045815
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi written by Marcel Danesi and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A walk through history's most mind-boggling puzzles Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, riddles, conundrums, and puzzles of all sizes have kept humankind perplexed and amused. The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi takes die-hard puzzle mavens on a tour of the world's most enduringly intriguing braintwisters, from K?nigsberg's Bridges and the Hanoi Towers to Fibonacci's Rabbits, the Four Color Problem, and the Magic Square. Each chapter introduces the basic puzzle, discusses the mathematics behind it, and includes exercises and answers plus additional puzzles similar to the one under discussion. Here is a veritable kaleidoscope of puzzling labyrinths, maps, bridges, and optical illusions that will keep aficionados entertained for hours. Marcel Danesi (Etobicoke, ON, Canada) is the author of Increase Your Puzzle IQ
Author : Michael Huemer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319904906
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Paradox Lost written by Michael Huemer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradox Lost covers ten of philosophy’s most fascinating paradoxes, in which seemingly compelling reasoning leads to absurd conclusions. The following paradoxes are included: The Liar Paradox, in which a sentence says of itself that it is false. Is the sentence true or false? The Sorites Paradox, in which we imagine removing grains of sand one at a time from a heap of sand. Is there a particular grain whose removal converts the heap to a non-heap? The Puzzle of the Self-Torturer, in which a series of seemingly rational choices has us accepting a life of excruciating pain, in exchange for millions of dollars. Newcomb’s Problem, in which we seemingly maximize our expected profit by taking an unknown sum of money, rather than taking the same sum plus $1000. The Surprise Quiz Paradox, in which a professor finds that it is impossible to give a surprise quiz on any particular day of the week . . . but also that if this is so, then a surprise quiz can be given on any day. The Two Envelope Paradox, in which we are asked to choose between two indistinguishable envelopes, and it is seemingly shown that each envelope is preferable to the other. The Ravens Paradox, in which observing a purple shoe provides evidence that all ravens are black. The Shooting Room Paradox, in which a deadly game kills 90% of all who play, yet each individual’s survival turns on the flip of a fair coin. Each paradox is clearly described, common mistakes are explored, and a clear, logical solution offered. Paradox Lost will appeal to professional philosophers, students of philosophy, and all who love intellectual puzzles.
Author : Kevin McCain
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000417026
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments written by Kevin McCain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new kind of entrée to contemporary epistemology, Kevin McCain presents fifty of the field’s most important puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with epistemology from the reader, McCain titles each case with a memorable name, describes the details of the case, explains the issue(s) to which the case is relevant, and assesses its significance. McCain also briefly reviews the key responses to the case that have been put forward, and provides a helpful list of suggested readings on the topic. Each entry is accessible, succinct, and self-contained. Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments is a fantastic learning tool as well as a handy resource for anyone interested in epistemological issues. Key Features: Though concise overall, offers broad coverage of the key areas of epistemology. Describes each imaginative case directly and in a memorable way, making the cases accessible and easy to remember. Provides a list of Suggested Readings for each case, divided into General Overviews, Seminal Presentations, and Other Important Discussions.
Author : Garrett Pendergraft
Publisher : Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy
ISBN 13 : 9780367641948
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments written by Garrett Pendergraft and published by Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new kind of entrée to discussions of free will and human agency, Pendergraft illuminates 50 puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with the topic, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it raises, summarizes some of the key responses, and provides suggested readings.
Author : Stanley J. Farlow
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048649716X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Paradoxes in Mathematics written by Stanley J. Farlow and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by a prominent educator and author, this volume presents an intriguing mix of mathematical paradoxes — phenomena with surprising outcomes that can be resolved mathematically. Students and puzzle enthusiasts will get plenty of enjoyment mixed with a bit of painless mathematical instruction from 30 conundrums, including The Birthday Paradox, Aristotle's Magic Wheel, and A Greek Tragedy.
Author : Gianni A. Sarcone
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486795659
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)
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.
Author : Joseph Mazur
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780525949923
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (499 download)
Download or read book The Motion Paradox written by Joseph Mazur and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the epic history of Greek philosopher Zeno's yet-unsolved paradox of motion, citing the contributions of top minds to the scientific community's understanding of the elusive basic structure of time and space.
Author : William Poundstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140131369
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Labyrinths of Reason written by William Poundstone and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Skousen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics written by Mark Skousen and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes 50 paradoxes that challenge or have challenged both economists and others. Among them are the fairness of market wages, the alleged gold absurdity, the Irish potato famine, the paradox of thrift, the perversity of Wall Street, why the best crops are shipped out of state, whether teachers are underpaid, whether studying economics makes people immoral, and whether war is good for the economy. References are provided to each. Assumes no special knowledge of economics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Fabrice Mazza
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781847324382
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Paradoxes, Puzzles and Problems written by Fabrice Mazza and published by Carlton Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title contains nearly 200 superb puzzles that are guaranteed to get your brain spinning and your mind whirring. All are set in the olden days, and Merlin the Magician, Avalon, King Arthur and other mythical people and places feature prominently.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi written by Martin Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of the earliest of Gardner's enormously popular Scientific American columns and puzzles continues to challenge and fascinate readers. Now the author, in consultation with experts, has added updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries.
Author : T. H. O’Beirne
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486246132
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Puzzles and Paradoxes written by T. H. O’Beirne and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These marvelous, stimulating games for the mind include geometric paradoxes, cube and color arrangement puzzles, calendar paradoxes, much more. Detailed solutions prepare readers for puzzles of even greater complexity.
Author : Mark Levi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400841720
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Why Cats Land on Their Feet written by Mark Levi and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-27 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to use physical reasoning to solve surprising paradoxes Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their own physical intuition. And the surprising answers to virtually all of these astonishing paradoxes can be arrived at with no formal knowledge of physics. Mark Levi introduces each physical problem, sometimes gives a hint or two, and then fully explains the solution. Here readers can test their critical-thinking skills against a whole assortment of puzzles and paradoxes involving floating and diving, sailing and gliding, gymnastics, bike riding, outer space, throwing a ball from a moving car, centrifugal force, gyroscopic motion, and, of course, falling cats. Want to figure out how to open a wine bottle with a book? Or how to compute the square root of a number using a tennis shoe and a watch? Why Cats Land on Their Feet shows you how, and all that's required is a familiarity with basic high-school mathematics. This lively collection also features an appendix that explains all physical concepts used in the book, from Newton's laws to the fundamental theorem of calculus.
Author : Peter Worley
Publisher : Crown House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781350922
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)
Download or read book The Philosophy Foundation written by Peter Worley and published by Crown House Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name 'Thoughtings' was inspired by a 5-year old who, when asked to explain what thinking is without using the word 'think' said 'It's when you're thoughting'. Children love pondering big philosophical questions like 'Does the universe end?', 'Where is my mind?' and 'Can something be true and false at the same time?'. These verses capture that impulse in the growing mind and feed it further. These are not poems or, at least, not in the traditional sense of the word... They are a kind of poem specifically designed around a particular puzzle or problem that might be thought more philosophy than poetry. Here's to the joy of puzzlement!
Author : Egan J. Chernoff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940077155X
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Probabilistic Thinking written by Egan J. Chernoff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a necessary, current and extensive analysis of probabilistic thinking from a number of mathematicians, mathematics educators, and psychologists. The work of 58 contributing authors, investigating probabilistic thinking across the globe, is encapsulated in 6 prefaces, 29 chapters and 6 commentaries. Ultimately, the four main perspectives presented in this volume (Mathematics and Philosophy, Psychology, Stochastics and Mathematics Education) are designed to represent probabilistic thinking in a greater context.
