Tribute to a MathemagicianBarry Cipra, Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Tom Rodgers The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientific American and to his contributions to the world of recreational mathematics. Tribute to a Mathemagician contains an author index for the two previous books in the collection of books based on the Gatherings for Gardner. Sample puzzles and games include: - Tripos - Black Jack - Chinese ceramic puzzle vessels - Paper folding - Mongolian interlocking puzzles - Rolling block puzzles - Sliding puzzles - Cryptic crosswords - The Panex puzzle - Polyonimo puzzles - and more |
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Tribute to a Mathemagician Barry Cipra,Erik D. Demaine,Martin L. Demaine,Tom Rodgers Limited preview - 2004 |
Tribute to a Mathemagician Barry Cipra,Erik D Demaine,Tom Rodgers,Martin L Demaine No preview available - 2019 |