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  • Archimedes' Stomach … and Other Puzzles You'll Love to Digest

    by Yossi Elran ...
    Embark on a delightful sequel to Lewis Carroll's Cats and Rats ... and Other Puzzles with Interesting Tails with this new treasure trove of mathematical curiosities! Like its predecessor, this book is a homage to recreational mathematics, inspired by the ingenious works of Martin Gardner, Ian Stewart, Raymond Smullyan, and more contemporary minds like Jason Rosenhouse, Ben Orlin and Matt Parker ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Secret World of Flexagons

    Fascinating Folded Paper Puzzles

    by Scott Sherman, Yossi Elran, Ann Schwartz ...
    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    The hexaflexagon is a folded paper strip of colored triangles that has long delighted people with how it “magically” changes its appearance when “flexed”. This hands-on, comprehensive book goes beyond the hexaflexagon, the standard version of this folded puzzle, exponentially expanding the barely explored field of flexagons as it brings new options and fresh insights to light.● Learn over a dozen ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Lewis Carroll's Cats And Rats... And Other Puzzles With Interesting Tails

    by Yossi Elran ...
    British-Israeli recreational mathematician, communicator and educator, Yossi Elran explores in-depth six of the most ingenious math puzzles, exposing their long 'tails': the stories, trivia, quirks and oddities of their history and, of course, the math and mathematicians behind them. In his unique 'talmudic', associative way, Elran shows the hidden connections between Lewis Carroll's 'Cats and ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Paper Puzzle Book, The: All You Need Is Paper!

    by Ilan Garibi, David Hillel Goodman, Yossi Elran ...
    'This is a marvellous book. The diversity of possible puzzles that can be given with these very limited resources, which are basically some paper and scissors, is overwhelming, and the challenges are sometimes very tough. Even the two-star problems may be hard for an untrained puzzler. This is medicine against boredom on long rainy days, but be careful not to get addicted or it may suck up your ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    An essential outline of basic algebraic equations, formulas, properties and operations. This guide includes: properties of real numbers, operations of complex numbers and much more! ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • Pre-Calculus

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    This 4-page laminated guide includes basic principles of calculus, including: functions, coordinate geometry, exponents & logarithms, permutations & combinations, synthetic division, matrices and more. ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • Combinatorics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Robin Wilson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How many possible sudoku puzzles are there? In the lottery, what is the chance that two winning balls have consecutive numbers? Who invented Pascal's triangle? (it was not Pascal) Combinatorics, the branch of mathematics concerned with selecting, arranging, and listing or counting collections of objects, works to answer all these questions. Dating back some 3000 years, and initially consisting ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • How to Cut a Cake: And other mathematical conundrums

    And other mathematical conundrums

    by Ian Stewart ...
    Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle -- challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way. ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures

    by Ian Stewart ...
    Opening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and riddles in Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures. With wit and aplomb, Stewart mingles casual puzzles with grander forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought.Amongst a host of arcane and astonishing facts about every kind of number ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Nonplussed!

    Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas

    by Julian Havil ...
    Math—the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions—usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes—conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. Did you know that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents? Or that the ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers

    by David Wells ...
    Why was the number of Hardy's taxi significant? Why does Graham's number need its own notation? How many grains of sand would fill the universe? What is the connection between the Golden Ratio and sunflowers? Why is 999 more than a distress call? All these questions and a host more are answered in this fascinating book, which has now been newly revised, with nearly 200 extra entries and some 250 ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Wonders of Numbers

    Adventures in Mathematics, Mind, and Meaning

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    If we actually received messages from the stars, what would we do with them? Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Who is the Number King? Jam-packed with thought-provoking mathematical mysteries, puzzles, and games--as well as the answers to all of the above questions--Wonders of Numbers will enchant even the most left-brained of readers ... Read more

    $17.09 USD