Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles, and Eight Queens
Martin Gardner's Unexpected Hanging
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Part of The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library
- Author: Martin Gardner
- Date Published: September 2014
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521758710
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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.
Read more- Contains extensive updated material by Gardner not found in any other editions of these books, plus new bibliographies
- The first complete collection of Martin Gardner's Mathematical Library which encompasses the entire twenty-five-year run of his Scientific American columns
Reviews & endorsements
'Martin Gardner's fifteen volumes about mathematical games are the Canon – timeless classics that are always worth reading and rereading.' Don Knuth
See more reviews'Gardner is a model teacher of mathematics, pushing others to take interesting side explorations, solve challenging problems, and enjoy the beauty of mathematics. This reviewer applauds the republication of his genius in 'The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library' series, complete with revised explanations, new insights, up-to-date reference links, and brief surveys of recent discoveries … it is worth getting the new editions and sharing these new gems!' J. Johnson, Choice
'I recommend you approach this book on a Sunday afternoon, with paper and pen, a few biscuits for brain-power and a good hour to spare for puzzling. It is worth it.' Charlotte Mulcare, + plus Magazine
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- Date Published: September 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521758710
- length: 288 pages
- copublisher: Mathematical Association of America
- dimensions: 215 x 140 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.35kg
- contains: 137 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The paradox of the unexpected hanging
2. Knots and Borromean rings
3. The transcendental number e
4. Geometric dissections
5. Scarne on gambling
6. The church of the fourth dimension
7. Eight problems
8. A matchbox game-learning machine
9. Spirals
10. Rotations and reflections
11. Peg solitaire
12. Flatlands
13. Chicago magic convention
14. Tests of divisibility
15. Nine problems
16. The eight queens and other chessboard diversions
17. A loop of string
18. Curves of constant width
19. Rep-tiles: replicating figures in the plane
20. Thirty-seven catch questions.
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