The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations

The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations
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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages : 452
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ISBN-10 : 9780486808956
ISBN-13 : 0486808955
Rating : 4/5 (955 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations by : Fred Schuh

Download or read book The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations written by Fred Schuh and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised for its "exceptionally good value" by the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, this book offers fun-filled insights into many fields of mathematics. The brainteasers include original puzzles as well as new approaches to classic conundrums. A vast assortment of challenges features domino puzzles, the game of noughts and crosses, games of encirclement, sliding movement puzzles, subtraction games, puzzles in mechanics, games with piles of matches, a road puzzle with concentric circles, "Catch the Giant," and much more. Detailed solutions show several methods by which a particular problem may be answered, why one method is preferable, and where the others fail. With numerous worked examples, the clear, step-by-step analyses cover how the problem should be approached, including hints and enumeration of possibilities and determination of probabilities, application of the theory of probability, and evaluation of contingencies and mean values. Readers are certain to improve their puzzle-solving strategies as well as their mathematical skills.


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