| Edition |
New edition. |
| Description |
xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
The new Martin Gardner mathematical library ; 4
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Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010.
New Martin Gardner mathematical library ; 4.
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| Summary |
"The hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e - all these and more are back in Martin Gardner's inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related; take a trip into the fourth dimension; try out new dissections of stars, crosses, and polygons; and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The paradox of the unexpected hanging -- Knots and Borromean rings -- The transcendental number e -- Geometric dissections -- Scarne on gambling -- The church of the fourth dimension -- Eight problems -- A matchbox game-learning machine -- Spirals -- Rotations and reflections -- Peg solitaire -- Flatlands -- Chicago magic convention -- Tests of divisibility -- Nine problems -- The eight queens and other chessboard diversions -- A loop of string -- Curves of constant width -- Rep-tiles: replicating figures on the plane -- Thirty-six catch questions. |
| Subject |
Mathematical recreations.
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Mathematical recreations. |
| Added Title |
Magazine columns. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014023028
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| ISBN |
0521756138 (hardback) |
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0521758718 (paperback) |
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9780521756136 (hardback) |
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9780521758710 (paperback) |
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