Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Diversions

AvMartin Gardner

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del 2 i serien The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library

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Martin Gardner continues to delight. He introduces readers to the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, magic squares, the mathematics of cooling coffee, the induction game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court Palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles. Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube is the second volume in Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Library, based on his enormously popular Scientific American columns. 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, to challenge and fascinate a new generation of readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-09-01
Mått:139 x 215 x 13 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521735247

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Matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

For 25 of his 90 years, Martin Gardner wrote 'Mathematical Games and Recreations', a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children's literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

Recensioner i media

'Martin Gardner's fifteen volumes about Mathematical Games are The Canon - timeless classics that are always worth reading and rereading.' Don Knuth

Innehållsförteckning

1. The five platonic solids; 2. Tetraflexagons; 3. Henry Dudeney: England's greatest puzzlist; 4. Digital roots; 5. Nine problems; 6. The soma cube; 7. Recreational topology; 8. Phi: the golden ratio; 9. The monkey and the coconuts; 10. Mazes; 11. Recreational logic; 12. Magic squares; 13. James Hugh Riley Shows, Inc.; 14. Nine more problems; 15. Eleusis: the induction game; 16. Origami; 17. Squaring the square; 18. Mechanical puzzles; 19. Probability and ambiguity; 20. The mysterious Dr Matrix.