Martin Gardner
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2014
9780521758710
Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles, and Eight Queens
Martin Gardner's Unexpected Hanging
Specificaties
Paperback, 288 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9780521758710
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
The New Martin Gardn
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
The hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e - all these and more are back in Martin Gardner's inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related; take a trip into the fourth dimension; try out new dissections of stars, crosses and polygons; and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521758710
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:288
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:The New Martin Gardn
Inhoudsopgave
1. The paradox of the unexpected hanging; 2. Knots and Borromean rings; 3. The transcendental number e; 4. Geometric dissections; 5. Scarne on gambling; 6. The church of the fourth dimension; 7. Eight problems; 8. A matchbox game-learning machine; 9. Spirals; 10. Rotations and reflections; 11. Peg solitaire; 12. Flatlands; 13. Chicago magic convention; 14. Tests of divisibility; 15. Nine problems; 16. The eight queens and other chessboard diversions; 17. A loop of string; 18. Curves of constant width; 19. Rep-tiles: replicating figures in the plane; 20. Thirty-seven catch questions.