The mathematics of various entertaining subjects. Volume 3, The magic of mathematics /

The history of mathematics is replete with examples of major breakthroughs resulting from the solutions to recreational problems. The modern theory of probability arose out of problems of concern to gamblers, for example, and modern combinatorics grew out of various games and puzzles. Despite this t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Beineke, Jennifer (Editor ), Rosenhouse, Jason (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Princeton : National Museum of Mathematics ; Princeton University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Mathematics.
Mathematics
Mathématiques.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
MATHEMATICS > Recreations & Games.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Bhargava, Manjul
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • PART I. Puzzles and Brainteasers
  • 1. Probability in Your Head / Winkler, Peter
  • 2. Solving Puzzles Backward / Levitin, Anany / Rosenhouse, Jason
  • 3. Spiral Galaxies Font / Anderson, Walker / Demaine, Erik D. / Demaine, Martin L.
  • 4. Kings, Sages, Hats, and Codes / Dougherty, Steven T. / Naqvi, Yusra
  • 5. How to Predict the Flip of a Coin / Stein, James D. / Wapner, Leonard M.
  • 6. Coins and Logic / Khovanova, Tanya
  • PART II. Games
  • 7. Bingo Paradoxes / Balof, Barry A. / Benjamin, Arthur T. / Cordes, Jay / Kisenwether, Joseph
  • 8. Wiggly Games and Burnside's Lemma / Molnar, David
  • 9. Losing at Checkers Is Hard / Bosboom, Jeffrey / Congero, Spencer / Demaine, Erik D. / Demaine, Martin L. / Lynch, Jayson
  • 10. Chutes and Ladders without Chutes or Ladders / Glass, Darren B. / Lucas, Stephen K. / Needleman, Jonathan S.
  • 11. Bugs, Braids, and Batching / Allocca, Michael P. / Dougherty, Steven T. / Vasquez, Jennifer F.
  • PART III. Algebra and Number Theory
  • 12. The Magic of Charles Sanders Peirce / Diaconis, Persi / Graham, Ron
  • 13. Can You Win Khalou in Five Moves? / Hopkins, Brian
  • 14. On Partitions into Squares of Distinct Integers Whose Reciprocals Sum to 1 / Alekseyev, Max A.
  • 15. Puzzles, Parity Maps, and Plenty of Solutions / Nacin, David
  • PART IV. Geometry and Topology
  • 16. Should We Call Them Flexa-Bands? / Elran, Yossi / Schwartz, Ann
  • 17. The Shortest Connection Problem on Triangular Grids / Mei, Jie / Lamagna, Edmund A.
  • 18. Entropy of Lego Jumper Plates / McClendon, David M. / Wilson, Jonathon
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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