Putting Two and Two Together and a Dingo Ate My Math Book (2-Volume Set)

Bukard Polster, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.Marty Ross, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

The American Mathematical Society must be congratulated on publishing a singularly amusing synthesis of cultural anthropology coupled with mathematical entertainment."" —Tushar Das, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse""Polster and Ross are masters of the genre this book represents: a cornucopia of offerings, from across the mathematical spectrum. Their articles are entertaining, captivating, and informative, and will appeal to everyone from interested amateurs to old pros. On top of all that, the prose is clear, concise and a lot of fun, happily with a charmingly Aussie flavo(u)r. Crack the spine and enjoy!"" —Michael Berg, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

• Part : B. Polster and M. Ross, A day in AustraliaB. Polster and M. Ross, Sports rules!B. Polster and M. Ross, Aussie heroesB. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne, city of mathematicsB. Polster and M. Ross, A lotto gamblingB. Polster and M. Ross, Keeping the bastards honestB. Polster and M. Ross, Canned lifeB. Polster and M. Ross, Money, money, moneyB. Polster and M. Ross, Family lifeB. Polster and M. Ross, Here, there and everywhereB. Polster and M. Ross, TV snacksB. Polster and M. Ross, The Australian math warsB. Polster and M. Ross, The critics at workB. Polster and M. Ross, AppendixPart : Putting two and two together: B. Polster and M. Ross, Cordial mathB. Polster and M. Ross, Uncovering base motivesB. Polster and M. Ross, Sneaky square danceB. Polster and M. Ross, A very strange set of blocksB. Polster and M. Ross, Parabolic production lineB. Polster and M. Ross, The magic of the imaginaryB. Polster and M. Ross, There's no $e$ in EulerB. Polster and M. Ross, What's the best way to lace your shoes?B. Polster and M. Ross, Ringing the changesThe shape of things to come: B. Polster and M. Ross, Triangle surfer dudeB. Polster and M. Ross, We have it peggedB. Polster and M. Ross, ShadowlandsB. Polster and M. Ross, Picture perfectB. Polster and M. Ross, Tractrix and truck tricksB. Polster and M. Ross, Cycling in circlesB. Polster and M. Ross, Which way did Natalie go?B. Polster and M. Ross, $\pi=3$B. Polster and M. Ross, Just the right level of wineB. Polster and M. Ross, Spotting an unfortunate spotB. Polster and M. Ross, Summing up the mystery of flight MH370B. Polster and M. Ross, Choc-full of mathematicsB. Polster and M. Ross, Too hot, too cold, just rightA bloody good sport: B. Polster and M. Ross, Seeds of doubtB. Polster and M. Ross, Tennis math, anyone?B. Polster and M. Ross, The ball was in AND out? You cannot be serious!B. Polster and M. Ross, Giving it your best shotB. Polster and M. Ross, Bombs, and a bombed RiewoldtB. Polster and M. Ross, Diophantine footy fanB. Polster and M. Ross, Walk, don't run!B. Polster and M. Ross, Tour de mathB. Polster and M. Ross, How round is your soccer ball?B. Polster and M. Ross, And the winner is...The house that math built: B. Polster and M. Ross, Visionary VoronoiB. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne's catenary chaosB. Polster and M. Ross, Eureka!B. Polster and M. Ross, Archimedes' crocodileB. Polster and M. Ross, Melbourne Grammar mystery mapB. Polster and M. Ross, A rectangle, some spheres and lots of trianglesA chance encounter: B. Polster and M. Ross, So you think you can beat the bookies?B. Polster and M. Ross, A Penney for your thoughtsB. Polster and M. Ross, The Playmobil mysteryB. Polster and M. Ross, The devil is in the diceB. Polster and M. Ross, The Freddo Frog path to perfectionB. Polster and M. Ross, Will Rogers, clever Kiwis and medical magicB. Polster and M. Ross, The hidden karma of snakes and laddersSpace and time, final frontiers: B. Polster and M. Ross, Poet of the universeB. Polster and M. Ross, Escape to our Moon planetB. Polster and M. Ross, Tickling Orion with a triangleB. Polster and M. Ross, The eternal trianglesB. Polster and M. Ross, On primes and PlutoB. Polster and M. Ross, The math of planet MarsB. Polster and M. Ross, Letter from Germany: The eternal grindB. Polster and M. Ross, Calendar kinksB. Polster and M. Ross, Strange moves of a mathematical feastB. Polster and M. Ross, Lucky Friday the 13thOn the shoulders of lesser giants: B. Polster and M. Ross, Hermann the hermitB. Polster and M. Ross, The equals of Robert RecordeB. Polster and M. Ross, Pythagoras's theorem ain't Pythagoras'sB. Polster and M. Ross, Six of one, Babylonian the otherB. Polster and M. Ross, It's Chris Mass timeB. Polster and M. Ross, Clearing a logjamB. Polster and M. Ross, Squares, triangles and other labor-saving devicesB. Polster and M. Rosati, The doodle, the witch and MariaB. Polster and M. Ross, Christian Goldbach's magic sumAppendix: solutions to the puzzles: Solutions to the puzzles