Figures for Fun (eBook)

Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums

Yakov Perelman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
144 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-80345-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This motley collection features more than 100 puzzles involving coin tricks, chess problems, magic squares, and a host of other intriguing scenarios. Minimal mathematical knowledge required. Includes solutions.

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"e;Does your brain need a workout? Are you wondering what to do? Well this could be the book for you! This is a great book for anyone who is looking for a challenge and, if you get too stuck, the author kindly also provided the answers at the end of each chapter!"e; — Splashes Into BooksGive your mind a playful workout with this collection of more than 100 inventive puzzles. Finding the solutions requires only minimal mathematical knowledge and will test your imagination as well as your brainpower. The motley collection ranges from conundrums and mathematical stunts to practical situations involving counting and measuring. Chess problems, magic squares, and a host of other intriguing scenarios will amuse and challenge puzzle enthusiasts and fans of recreational mathematics. Answers appear at the end of each chapter.These puzzles are the inventions of a gifted Soviet mathematician, Yakov Perelman, whose popular science books on astronomy, physics, and mathematics inspired generations of readers. Perelman's distinctive style, abounding in wit and ingenuity, adds a special flair to his timeless riddles and brainteasers.

Autor

Yakov Perelman (1882–1942) was a Russian popular science writer, editor, and educator.

Inhalt

I. Brain-Teasers for LunchII. Mathematics in GamesIII Another Dozen PuzzlersIV. CountingV. Bafflers with Numbers VI. Number GiantsVII. Without Instruments of MeasurementVIII. Geometric Brain-TeasersIX The Geometry of Rain and SnowX. Mathematics and the DelugeXI Thirty Different Problems

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.3.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Brain Games: Math Puzzles
• Zusatzinfo: 750
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 168 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Schlagworte: Brainteasers • brain workout • Chess Problems • conundrums • counting and measuring • engaging • games and activities • inventive puzzles • magic squares • math activity workbook • math challenges • mathematical stunts • Mathematics • math games • math puzzles • mental gymnastics • Mind Games • Puzzles • puzzling conundrums • Recreational Mathematics • Riddles • soviet mathematician • testing your brainpower
• ISBN-10: 0-486-80345-7 / 0486803457
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80345-6 / 9780486803456