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Tribute to a Mathemagician.

"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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cipra, Barry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Natick : CRC Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • In Memoriam
  • Edward Hordern (1941â€?2000)
  • Edward Hordernâ€?Puzzle Solver Extraordinaire
  • Nob Yoshigahara
  • Nobuyuki Yoshigahara (1936- 2004)
  • Part I Braintreasures
  • Chinese Ceramic Puzzle Vessels
  • Mongolian Interlocking Puzzles
  • Part II Brainticklers
  • Fold-and-Cut Magic
  • The Three-Legged Hourglass
  • The Incredible Swimmer Puzzle
  • The Butler University Game
  • Vive Recreational Mathematics
  • GÃœdelian Puzzles
  • Part III Brainteasers
  • A Bouquet of Brainteasers
  • Sliding-Coin Puzzles
  • Underspecified PuzzlesAbsolute Martin
  • Part IV Braintempters
  • A History of the Ten-Square
  • Configuration Games
  • BlackJack Stacks
  • Five Algorithmic Puzzles
  • Polyform Patterns
  • Polyomino Number Theory (III)
  • Part V Braintaunters
  • The Panex Puzzle
  • The Complexity of Sliding- Block Puzzles and Plank Puzzles
  • Hinged Dissections: Swingers, Twisters, Flappers
  • Part VI Braintools
  • The Burnside Di-Lemma: Combinatorics and Puzzle Symmetry
  • Designing Puzzles with a Computer
  • Origami Approximate Geometric Constructions
  • Rolling Block MazesConstructing Domino Portraits
  • Index by Author