Polyominoes : puzzles, patterns, problems, and packings /

Inspiring popular video games like Tetris while contributing to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory, polyominoes have continued to spark interest ever since their inventor, Solomon Golomb, introduced them to puzzle enthusiasts several decades ago. In this fully revised and expanded...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Golomb, Solomon W. (Solomon Wolf)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Princeton science library.
Temas:
Polyominoes.
Polyominos.
MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games
Polyominoes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Revised Edition
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Chapter 1. Polyominoes and Checkerboards
  • Chapter 2. Patterns and Polyominoes
  • Chapter 3. Where Pentominoes Will Not Fit
  • Chapter 4. Backtracking and Impossible Constructions
  • Chapter 5. Some Theorems about Counting
  • Chapter 6. Bigger Polyominoes and Higher Dimensions
  • Chapter 7. Generalizations of Polyominoes
  • Chapter 8. Tiling Rectangles with Polyominoes
  • Chapter 9. Some Truly Remarkable Results
  • Appendix A. Answers to Exercises in Chapter 5
  • Appendix B. Problem Compendium
  • Appendix C. Golomb's Twelve Pentomino Problems
  • Appendix D. Klarner's Konstant and the Enumeration of N-Ominoes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography for the First Edition
  • Comprehensive Bibliography
  • Name Index

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