Author: Fabrice Mazza
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834540
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Fun for the whole family, the book contains more than 100 superb puzzles. Merlin the Magician, Avalon, King Arthur, and other mythical people and places feature prominently.
Puzzles, Problems, and Enigmas
Author: John M. Ziman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521236592
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A discussion of the human side of science, originally published in 1981.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521236592
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A discussion of the human side of science, originally published in 1981.
Book of Puzzles and Enigmas
Author: Fabrice Mazza
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834540
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Fun for the whole family, the book contains more than 100 superb puzzles. Merlin the Magician, Avalon, King Arthur, and other mythical people and places feature prominently.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834540
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Fun for the whole family, the book contains more than 100 superb puzzles. Merlin the Magician, Avalon, King Arthur, and other mythical people and places feature prominently.
The Monty Hall Problem and Other Puzzles
Author: Ivan Moscovich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780486482408
Category : Puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains puzzles and riddles that demonstrate mathematical concepts, and includes solutions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780486482408
Category : Puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains puzzles and riddles that demonstrate mathematical concepts, and includes solutions.
Loopy Logic Problems and Other Puzzles
Author: Ivan Moscovich
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486490696
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A treat for the eye as well as the mind,these beautifully designed and intellectuallystimulating challenges werecreated by one of the world’s mostinnovative puzzlemakers. Sprinkledwith popular science factoids, 85visual puzzles include several classicsattributed to important mathematiciansand philosophers, including Galileo,Fibonacci, Foucault, Rott, Cantor,Sierpinski, and Aristotle. Solutions.Reprint of the Sterling PublishingCompany, New York, 2006 edition.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486490696
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A treat for the eye as well as the mind,these beautifully designed and intellectuallystimulating challenges werecreated by one of the world’s mostinnovative puzzlemakers. Sprinkledwith popular science factoids, 85visual puzzles include several classicsattributed to important mathematiciansand philosophers, including Galileo,Fibonacci, Foucault, Rott, Cantor,Sierpinski, and Aristotle. Solutions.Reprint of the Sterling PublishingCompany, New York, 2006 edition.
Number Enigmas
Author: L. B. Lang
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
ISBN: 9781592230181
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Containing over 100 exercises, Number Enigmas challenges even the cleverest number crunchers. For fun or for sport, these puzzles are perfect for car trips or airplane rides or even to find out who is the real puzzle wizard in the family. Puzzlers used to those old-fashioned black-and-white enigmas will be happy to move up to this techno-colorful puzzle book.
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
ISBN: 9781592230181
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Containing over 100 exercises, Number Enigmas challenges even the cleverest number crunchers. For fun or for sport, these puzzles are perfect for car trips or airplane rides or even to find out who is the real puzzle wizard in the family. Puzzlers used to those old-fashioned black-and-white enigmas will be happy to move up to this techno-colorful puzzle book.
The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393061147
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The renowned provocateur of popular math presents a collection of his widely recognized short puzzles--along with a few new ones--that explore chess, physics, probability, and topology, among other topics.
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393061147
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The renowned provocateur of popular math presents a collection of his widely recognized short puzzles--along with a few new ones--that explore chess, physics, probability, and topology, among other topics.
Book of Riddles
Author: Fabrice Mazza
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834559
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
This Book of Riddles is loaded with new and classic mind bending logical conundrums, number puzzles, visual tricks, and more fun for the whole family.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834559
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
This Book of Riddles is loaded with new and classic mind bending logical conundrums, number puzzles, visual tricks, and more fun for the whole family.
The GCHQ Puzzle Book
Author: GCHQ
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9780718185541
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
** WINNER OF 'STOCKING FILLER OF THE YEAR AWARD' GUARDIAN ** Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's secretive intelligence organisation, GCHQ. 'A fiendish work, as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling: the true spirit of Christmas' Guardian 'Surely the trickiest puzzle book in years. Crack these fiendish problems and Trivial Pursuit should be a doddle' Daily Telegraph If 3=T, 4=S, 5=P, 6=H, 7=H ...what is 8? What is the next letter in the sequence: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, ? Which of the following words is the odd one out: CHAT, COMMENT, ELF, MANGER, PAIN, POUR? GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find: - Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler Good luck! 'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9780718185541
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
** WINNER OF 'STOCKING FILLER OF THE YEAR AWARD' GUARDIAN ** Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's secretive intelligence organisation, GCHQ. 'A fiendish work, as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling: the true spirit of Christmas' Guardian 'Surely the trickiest puzzle book in years. Crack these fiendish problems and Trivial Pursuit should be a doddle' Daily Telegraph If 3=T, 4=S, 5=P, 6=H, 7=H ...what is 8? What is the next letter in the sequence: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, ? Which of the following words is the odd one out: CHAT, COMMENT, ELF, MANGER, PAIN, POUR? GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find: - Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler Good luck! 'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph
Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles
Author: Puzzle Baron
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1615640320
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get your brain working with 200 grid-based logic puzzles from the Puzzle Baron! Filled with complex and fun brain teasers that range in difficulty, this book will put your mind into overdrive with hours of brain-challenging fun. Using the given backstory and list of clues, readers use pure logic to deduce the correct answer for each fiendishly tricky puzzle in Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles. Bring out your competitive side and check your stats against the average completion time, the record completion time, and the percentage of people who finish the puzzle. Check your work against the answer key and see how logical you really are! Perfect for adults or children, Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles is the ultimate challenge for those who love piecing clues and facts together. The brain is a wonderful thing to tease!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1615640320
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get your brain working with 200 grid-based logic puzzles from the Puzzle Baron! Filled with complex and fun brain teasers that range in difficulty, this book will put your mind into overdrive with hours of brain-challenging fun. Using the given backstory and list of clues, readers use pure logic to deduce the correct answer for each fiendishly tricky puzzle in Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles. Bring out your competitive side and check your stats against the average completion time, the record completion time, and the percentage of people who finish the puzzle. Check your work against the answer key and see how logical you really are! Perfect for adults or children, Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles is the ultimate challenge for those who love piecing clues and facts together. The brain is a wonderful thing to tease!
The Great Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book
Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1788885546
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas.Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours!
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1788885546
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas.Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours!