The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles
David G. Wells
''"Of immense interest to
those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most
hardened puzzler will find something new." — Mathematical Gazette
Puzzles
are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology:
centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s,
and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection
by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher,
follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient
Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by
Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the
Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of
twentieth-century puzzles.
More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the
Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None
requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry
— and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.
those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most
hardened puzzler will find something new." — Mathematical Gazette
Puzzles
are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology:
centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s,
and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection
by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher,
follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient
Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by
Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the
Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of
twentieth-century puzzles.
More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the
Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None
requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry
— and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.
カテゴリー:
年:
1992
出版社:
Penguin Mass Market
言語:
english
ページ:
382
ISBN 10:
0140148752
ISBN 13:
9780140148756
ファイル:
PDF, 23.49 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1992
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