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Colossal Book of Mathematics
Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
Inbunden, 2001
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420 kr
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Whether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of "nothing," Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of "recreational mathematics." The Colossal Book of Mathematics collects together Gardner's most popular pieces from his legendary "Mathematical Games" …
Calculus Made Easy
Being a Very-Simplest Introduction to Those Beautiful Methods of Reckoning Which are Generally Called by the Terrifying Names of the Differential Calculus and the Integral Calculus
Av Silvanus Phillips Thompson, Martin Gardner
Inbunden, 1998
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324 kr
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Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner has long been the most popular calculus primer. This major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language …
Annotated Alice
150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Av Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
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464 kr
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One summer afternoon in 1862, the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson took a rowboat out on the Thames. With him were three young friends from the Liddell family—the sisters Lorina, Edith, and Alice. Dodgson often spun fairy tales on these boating trips to pass the time, and on this particular afternoon …
Statistics with Confidence
Confidence Intervals and Statistical Guidelines
2000
794 kr
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This highly popular introduction to confidence intervals has been thoroughly updated and expanded. It includes methods for using confidence intervals, with illustrative worked examples and extensive guidelines and checklists to help the novice.
My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
Häftad, 2003
85 kr
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The noted expert and longtime author of Scientific American's Mathematical Games column selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles. Enthusiasts can challenge their skills with such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, Bronx vs. Brooklyn, and dozens …
Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
Häftad, 2003
116 kr
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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. Probability, sets, theory of numbers clearly explained. Also, more than 400 tricks, guaranteed to work, that you can …
Mathematical Puzzle Tales
Häftad, 2000
426 kr
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Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics, not least for the myriad problems he has devised over some 25 years for Scientific American. In this book are 36 of his best brainteasers. These are not simply cunning puzzles, but serve to illustrate the art of the …
Last Recreations
Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications
E-bok, 2007
408 kr
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Of all of Martin Gardner''s writings, none gained him a wider audience or was more central to his reputation than his Mathematical Recreations column in "Scientific American", which virtually defined the genre of popular mathematics writing for a generation. Flatland, Hydras and Eggs: Mathematical …
Undiluted Hocus-Pocus
The Autobiography of Martin Gardner
Häftad, 2015
224 kr
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Martin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, religion, and Alice in Wonderland. Gardner's illuminating autobiography is a candid self-portrait by the man evolutionary theorist …
Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi
Martin Gardner's First Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Games
Häftad, 2008
267 kr
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Paradoxes and paper-folding, Moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, magic squares, topological curiosities, parlor tricks, and games ancient and modern, from Polyominoes, Nim, Hex, and the Tower of Hanoi to four-dimensional ticktacktoe. These mathematical recreations, clearly and cleverly …
Universe in a Handkerchief
Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays
Häftad, 2005
412 kr
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This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known …
Last Recreations
Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications
Häftad, 2007
329 kr
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Of all of Martin Gardner's writings, none gained him a wider audience or was more central to his reputation than his Mathematical Recreations column in "Scientific American", which virtually defined the genre of popular mathematics writing for a generation. Flatland, Hydras and Eggs: Mathematical …
Bouquet for the Gardener
Martin Gardner Remembered
Av Martin Gardner, Douglas Hofstadter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
275 kr
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Martin Gardner, the "Mathematical Games" columnist for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, was also a philosopher, polymath, magician, religious thinker, and the author of more than 70 books, including The Annotated Alice, The Ambidextrous Universe, and Visitors from Oz. Here his life and works …
Gardner's Workout
Training the Mind and Entertaining the Spirit
E-bok, 2001
1160 kr
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For many decades, Martin Gardner, the Grand Master of mathematical puzzles, has provided the tools and projects to furnish our all-too-sluggish minds with an athletic workout. Gardner''s problems foster an agility of the mind as they entertain. This volume presents a new collection of problems and …
Urantia
The Great Cult Mystery
Häftad, 2008
206 kr
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Well-known skeptic and acclaimed popular science writer Martin Gardner presents a complete history of the Urantia movement, from its beginnings in the early 20th century to the present day. In addition to providing an outline of the Urantia cult's worldview, Gardner presents strong evidence to …
Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix
Häftad, 1985
324 kr
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The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix draws us into the intriguing and fascinating world of numbers and number theory. "Numbers, you know, have a mysterious life of their own. It would be naive," claims Dr. Matrix, "to suppose that there is such a thing as a randomly arranged group of symbols." Consider, …
Calculus Made Easy
Av Silvanus P Thompson, Martin Gardner
Häftad, 1999
856 kr
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Calculus Made Easy has been a classic introduction to the subject ever since it was first published by Silvanus P.Thompson in 1910.In the first major revision of the text since 1946, Martin Gardner - the 'Mathematical Games' columnist for Scientific American and author of over 50 books and …
Gardner's Workout
Training the Mind and Entertaining the Spirit
Häftad, 2019
1013 kr
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For many decades, Martin Gardner, the Grand Master of mathematical puzzles, has provided the tools and projects to furnish our all-too-sluggish minds with an athletic workout. Gardner's problems foster an agility of the mind as they entertain. This volume presents a new collection of problems and …
When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish: And Other Speculations about This and That
Häftad, 2010
235 kr
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Universe in a Handkerchief
Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays
Inbunden, 1998
388 kr
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This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known …
Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
Av Martin Gardner, Dana Richards
Inbunden, 2005
379 kr
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For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was Scientific American's renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated math columns. Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics, …
Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?
Debunking Pseudoscience
Häftad, 2001
314 kr
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Martin Gardner is perhaps the wittiest, most devastating unmasker of scientific fraud and intellectual chicanery of our time. Here he muses on topics as diverse as numerology, New Age anthropology, and the late Senator Claiborne Pell's obsession with UFOs, as he mines Americans' seemingly …
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Häftad, 2000
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171 kr
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This fair and witty appraisal examines some of the crazes and quackeries that have masqueraded as science. Discussions include hollow earth theories; Charles Fort and the Fortean Society; Wilhelm Reich and orgone sex energy; dianetics; flying saucers; food and medical fads; much more."A very able …
Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles
Av Martin Gardner, Anthony Ravielli
Häftad, 2000
110 kr
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Only an elementary knowledge of math is needed to enjoy this entertaining compilation of brain-teasers. It includes a mixture of old and new riddles covering a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles and more. Carefully explained …
Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers
Häftad, 2003
120 kr
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Ninety-three riddles, mazes, illusions, tricky questions, word and picture puzzles, and other challenges offer hours of entertainment for youngsters. Filled with rib-tickling drawings. Solutions.
Moscow Puzzles
359 Mathematical Recreations
Av Boris Kordemsky, Martin Gardner m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
156 kr
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Most popular Russian puzzle book ever published. Marvelously varied puzzles ranging from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems. Lavishly illustrated with clear diagrams and amusing sketches. Edited for English-readers, while retaining warmth and charm of original. Inexpensive edition of …
Martin Gardner's Science Magic
Häftad, 2011
64 kr
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The Master of Mathematical Puzzles collects 89 of his finest magic tricks that will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Fun and fascinating, the simple demonstrations involve levitating matches, somersaulting …
