Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi
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Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematical diversions return to readers with updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries. Read about Knuth's Word Ladders program and the latest developments in the digits of pi. Once again these timeless puzzles will charm readers while demonstrating principles of logic, probability, geometry, and other fields of mathematics.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521747015
ISBN13:9780521747011
Release Date:July 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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The everlasting challenge!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The whole materialization of this book was due the kind permission of Scientific American based on a smart and very antique idea: to recreate and diffuse all kind of ingenious problems, challenging riddles and daring enunciates from the most lucid minds around the world. From the sagacious inventive of Lewis Carroll all kinds of creative problems will put you in action and magnificent good mental shape to resolve a wide gamut of several and clever problems. Geometry, elemental physics, advanced logic will defile and bet for its eventual resolution, through a series of funny stories and suggestive anecdotes as the famous device employed by Kant to set the appropriate time once his watch disarranged. The pleasant style of Martin Gardner in his role such master ceremony constitutes a splendid opportunity to let you to invade for the most astonishing and smart questions. Go for this!
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