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14 produkter
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 …
Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Fifty Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
148 kr
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Join Holmes and Watson as they examine interrupted games to deduce prior moves. A series of increasingly complex chess mysteries culminates in a double murder perpetrated by Professor Moriarty. The master sleuth instructs his companion (and us) in the intricacies of retrograde analysis; readers …
My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
Häftad, 2003
139 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 …
What is the Name of This Book?
The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles
Häftad, 2011
170 kr
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In his most critically acclaimed work, a celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex and challenging problems — puzzles that delve into some of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions. "The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of …
Book on Games of Chance: The 16th Century Treatise on Probability
Häftad, 2016
93 kr
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Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he formulated of some of the field's basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. Published posthumously in 1663, this volume had no direct influence on other early thinkers about probability but …
The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll
Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale
Av H.S.M. Coxeter, Lewis Carroll
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
256 kr
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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 …
Moscow Puzzles
359 Mathematical Recreations
Av Boris Kordemsky, Martin Gardner m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
170 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 …
Alice in Puzzle-Land
A Carrollian Tale for Children Under Eighty
Av Raymond M. Smullyan, Martin Gardner m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
142 kr
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Characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass populate these 88 intriguing puzzles. Mathematician Raymond Smullyan re-creates the spirit of Lewis Carroll's writings in puzzles involving word play, logic and metalogic, and philosophical paradoxes. Challenges range …
The Pyrgic Puzzler
Classic Conundrums
Av Christopher Maslanka, Iris Murdoch
Häftad, 2012
179 kr
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Riddles in Mathematics
A Book of Paradoxes
Häftad, 2014
243 kr
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Math enthusiasts of all ages will delight in this collection of more than 200 riddles drawn from every mathematical discipline. Only an elementary background is needed to enjoy and solve the tremendous variety of puzzles, which include riddles based on geometry, trigonometry, algebra, infinity, …
