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    • Asok Kumar Mallik, Honorary Distinguished Professor and INSA Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur, India
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  • Publisher:
    Foundation Books
    Publication date:
    October 2014
    June 2014
    ISBN:
    9789384463137
    9789382993865
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9789384463137
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    • Subjects:
    Mathematics (general), Mathematics
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    Innovative thinking backed by logical reasoning is the key to the puzzles in Popular Problems and Puzzles in Mathematics. Collected over several years by the author, more than 150 elegant, intriguing numerical challenges are presented here. The answers are easy to explain, but one would devilishly find it hard without this book. One's ability to construct a mathematical proof will be rigorously tested in these problems - even in the case of a mathematics teacher. For true maths lovers, there is even a section on historically prominent problems. Designed for high-school students and teachers with an interest in mathematical problem solving, this stimulating collection provides a new twist to familiar topics that introduce unfamiliar topics.

    Key features
    1. Suitable for high-school students and maths buffs
    2. More than 150 problems covering different areas of elementary mathematics
    3. Brainstorming problems graded as easy, moderate and difficult
    4. Complete solutions included
    5. Appendices showing various applications in the end

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