An edition of The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions (1959)

Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

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An edition of The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions (1959)

Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

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Paradoxes and paperfolding, moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, brain-teasers, magic squares, topological curiosities, probability and parlor tricks, and a variety of ancient and new games and problems, from polyominoes, nim, hex and the Tower of Hanoi to four-dimensional ticktacktoe. Together with mathematical commentaries by Mr. Gardner and addenda from readers of Scientific American. Plus bibliographies and, of course, solutions.

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Mathematical recreations, Games of strategy (mathematics), Puzzles, Jeux et récréations mathématiques, Unterhaltungsmathematik, Matematiska lekar

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Cover of: Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi
Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi: Martin Gardner's first book of mathematical puzzles and games
2008, Cambridge University Press
in English
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Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions
February 1988, Fireside
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Hexaflexagons and other mathematical diversions: the first Scientific American book of puzzles & games
1988, University of Chicago Press
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Cover of: The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions
The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions
1959, Simon and Schuster
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The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

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