An edition of Mathematical Circus (1979)

Mathematical Circus

More Games, Puzzles, Paradoxes, & Other Mathematical Entertainments From Scientific American ; With Thoughts From Readers, Afterthoughts From the Author, and 105 Drawings & Diagrams

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An edition of Mathematical Circus (1979)

Mathematical Circus

More Games, Puzzles, Paradoxes, & Other Mathematical Entertainments From Scientific American ; With Thoughts From Readers, Afterthoughts From the Author, and 105 Drawings & Diagrams

1st ed.
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The chapters of this book first appeared in Scientific American's monthly "Math Games" column. Among the topics covered, let's mention: optical illusions, random walks, Boolean algebra, spheres and hyperspheres, cyclic numbers, Fibonacci numbers. Solutions to all problems.

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Publisher
Knopf
Language
English
Pages
272

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Mathematical Circus (Spectrum)
September 5, 1996, The Mathematical Association of America
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Math' circus: jeux mathematiques
1982, Pour la science S.A.R.L.
in French
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Cover of: Mathematical circus
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Mathematical Circus
1981, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 263-272.
"Most of this book originally appeared in slightly different form in Scientific American."

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
793.7/4
Library of Congress
QA95 .G289 1979

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 272 p. :
Number of pages
272

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4401068M
Internet Archive
mathematicalcirc00gard
ISBN 10
0394502078
LCCN
79002035
OCLC/WorldCat
4804876
Library Thing
5316113
Goodreads
1766468

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