The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
by Martin Gardner
The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library (2)
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In this second volume in the series, Martin Gardner 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.Tags
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Dated, but I enjoyed thinking about the puzzles as I read them. Each chapter was originally published as a column in a magazine, and the author added a few paragraphs describing the responses he received, as well as the answers to the puzzles.
More topography, but also more fun diversions. The chapters came from columns he wrote in the late 1950s and it's funny what a generation later turned out: back then, the only other popular die than the standard six-sided cube was an octohedron (he was talking about Platonic solids). The 1970s introduced the world to Dungeons and Dragons and the eventual standardization of D20 games. Dice packs still come in the five Platonic solids. I remember playing Bridge-it a lot at a friend's house and loving it.
Indeholder "Indledning", "1. De fem platoniske legemer"; "2. Tetraflexagoner", "3. Henry Ernest Dudeney, Englands problemkonge"; "4. Talrødder", "5. Ni problemer"; "6. Soma-kuben", "7. Topologisk afslapning", "8. Phi: Det gyldne snit", "9. Aben og kokosnødderne", "10. Labyrinter", "11. Underholdende logik", "12. Magiske kvadrater", "13. Det tossede Tivoli", "14. Endnu ni problemer", "15. Eleusis: Et induktions-spil", "16. Origami"; "17. Kvadratets kvadrering", "18. Mekaniske puslerier", "19. Sandsynlighed og flertydighed"; "20. Mystiske Mr. Matrix", "Litteraturfortegnelse".
Glimrende og inspirerende samling af artikler fra Scientific American.
Glimrende og inspirerende samling af artikler fra Scientific American.
Dec 5, 2010 (Edited)Danish
Indeholder "Indledning", "1. De fem platoniske legemer"; "2. Tetraflexagoner", "3. Henry Ernest Dudeney, Englands problemkonge"; "4. Talrødder", "5. Ni problemer"; "6. Soma-kuben", "7. Topologisk afslapning", "8. Phi: Det gyldne snit", "9. Aben og kokosnødderne", "10. Labyrinter", "11. Underholdende logik", "12. Magiske kvadrater", "13. Det tossede Tivoli", "14. Endnu ni problemer", "15. Eleusis: Et induktions-spil", "16. Origami"; "17. Kvadratets kvadrering", "18. Mekaniske puslerier", "19. Sandsynlighed og flertydighed"; "20. Mystiske Mr. Matrix", "Litteraturfortegnelse".
Glimrende og inspirerende samling af artikler fra Scientific American. Nu til dags ville her sikkert også være noget om en Gömböc.
Glimrende og inspirerende samling af artikler fra Scientific American. Nu til dags ville her sikkert også være noget om en Gömböc.
Jul 18, 2021 (Edited)Danish
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Martin Gardner is the author of more than seventy books on a vast range of topics including "Did Adam & Eve Have Navels?", "Calculus Made Easy", & "The Annotated Alice". He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. (Publisher Provided)
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- Canonical title
- The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
- Original title
- The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
- Alternate titles
- More Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions; Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube
- Original publication date
- 1961
- Dedication
- For J. H. G. who likes to tackle puzzles big enough to walk upon
- First words
- Since the appearance of the first Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions, in 1959, popular interest in recreational mathematics has continued to increase.
A regular polygon is a plane figure bounded by straight lines, with equal sides and equal interior angles. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then F equals 2 and S equals 3, leaving the remaining letter, Y, equal to 6.
- Disambiguation notice
- The 2nd Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions (1961) was republished as Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube (2008, in the series "The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library").
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