Puzzles, Games, and Tricks (eBook)

Understanding the Mystery and Magic of Numbers

Jerome S. Meyer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
184 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2781-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn to have fun with mathematics and the mysterious and magic world of numbers.

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How big is one billion? If you had a billion dollars and invested it in a business that lost a thousand dollars a day, do you know how long it would take you to go broke? Answer: Two thousand years! If the pen on your desk were enlarged a billion times, the point would be longer than the Mississippi River and the cap would be big enough to enclose the Earth. These are the types of cool facts that you can learn from this intriguing book. Although few of us really understand figures greater than a few thousand, we live in a vast world of numbers. Puzzles, Games, and Tricks confronts this world in a fun, informative, and accessible way. Contained within its pages is a gold mine of information for readers to absorb and comprehend, including mathematical puzzles, formulas, games, and tricks that will captivate readers young and old. Author Jerome Meyer provides a fascinating and amazing key to the magic world of numbers. Readers will find Puzzles, Games, and Tricks one of the most readable books on mathematics ever published.

Autor

Jerome S. Meyer wrote more than 50 books for adults and children on subjects that ranged from science to games and entertainment, including “Fun with the New Math,” “The Elements: Builders of the Universe” and “Mind Your P's and Q's,” a book of graphology. He lived in New York and passed away in 1975 at the age of 80.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Schlagworte: book of word searches • Brain games • brain puzzles for adults • brain puzzles for kids • brain teasers • brain workout • build language skills • challenging • challenging logic puzzles • challenging puzzles • Christmas present • creative gift • Crossword puzzles • exercise your brain • Genius • hard puzzles • improve concentration • improve memory • keep your mind young • ken-ken • language games • Logic • logic puzzles • LSAT • LSAT practice • LSAT prep • Math • math facts • Mensa • mensa group • Mind Games • number puzzles • Numbers • Problem-Solving • puzzle book • puzzle fun • puzzle games • puzzles for adults • reduce stress • Relax • Relaxation • SAT • SAT practice • sat prep • self-care • stress relief • Sudoku • unique birthday gift • unique gift • Word Games • word puzzles • Word search
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2781-7 / 1510727817
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2781-6 / 9781510727816