Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes (eBook)

Gianni A. Sarcone, Marie-Jo Waeber (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
112 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-79565-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Fun-filled, math-based puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.

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Do all problems have solutions? Is complexity synonymous with difficulty? This original collection of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes proves that things aren't always what they seem! Readers will discover that nothing is as easy or as difficult as it looks and that puzzles can have one, several, or no solutions.The fun-filled puzzles begin with The Tricky Hole, a challenge that involves pushing a large coin through a small hole in a sheet of paper without ripping or making any cuts in the paper. Advance to the Elastic Playing Card, in which it's possible to cut a hole into a playing card big enough for someone to climb through. Other incredible puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: cut and assemble • dover, dover books, dover books on recreational math, applied mathematics, practical mathematics, puzzle math, puzzles, folding puzzles, mathematical paradoxes, math riddles, brain teasers, logic, puzzles and games, mathematical puzzles, fun challenge, mathematics, paper puzzles, math puzzles, problem solving, mathematical concepts, math fun, mathematical riddles, training aids, topology, entertaining, engaging, lively, paradoxes, construction, experiments, science and math, realistic, realism • folding puzzles • paradoxes • puzzles and games • Recreational Mathematics
• ISBN-10: 0-486-79565-9 / 0486795659
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-79565-2 / 9780486795652