Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486288611
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This challenging collection of 42 mathematical mind-benders, compiled by a noted Lewis Carroll scholar, includes Castle Croquet, A Sticky but Polished Riddle, Who's Coming to Dinner?, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Eligible Apartments, Predicting the Total, and more. Includes complete solutions and drawings by John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Rediscovered Lewis Carroll Puzzles
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486288611
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This challenging collection of 42 mathematical mind-benders, compiled by a noted Lewis Carroll scholar, includes Castle Croquet, A Sticky but Polished Riddle, Who's Coming to Dinner?, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Eligible Apartments, Predicting the Total, and more. Includes complete solutions and drawings by John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486288611
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This challenging collection of 42 mathematical mind-benders, compiled by a noted Lewis Carroll scholar, includes Castle Croquet, A Sticky but Polished Riddle, Who's Coming to Dinner?, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Eligible Apartments, Predicting the Total, and more. Includes complete solutions and drawings by John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Lewis Carroll's Games and Puzzles
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486269221
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Forty-two perplexing puzzles by creator of Alice in Wonderland: Cakes in a Row, Looking-Glass Time, Arithmetical Croquet, Diverse Doublets, and others. Hints, solutions. Illustrations by John Tenniel.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486269221
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Forty-two perplexing puzzles by creator of Alice in Wonderland: Cakes in a Row, Looking-Glass Time, Arithmetical Croquet, Diverse Doublets, and others. Hints, solutions. Illustrations by John Tenniel.
Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486204932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Whimsically and delightfully presented mathematical recreations by the author of Alice in Wonderland are solved by arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties. 6 illustrations. Two books bound as one.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486204932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Whimsically and delightfully presented mathematical recreations by the author of Alice in Wonderland are solved by arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties. 6 illustrations. Two books bound as one.
How to Solve Mathematical Problems
Author: Wayne A. Wickelgren
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152685
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Seven problem-solving techniques include inference, classification of action sequences, subgoals, contradiction, working backward, relations between problems, and mathematical representation. Also, problems from mathematics, science, and engineering with complete solutions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152685
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Seven problem-solving techniques include inference, classification of action sequences, subgoals, contradiction, working backward, relations between problems, and mathematical representation. Also, problems from mathematics, science, and engineering with complete solutions.
Lewis Carroll in Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life
Author: Robin Wilson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039307210X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
“A fine mathematical biography.”—John Allen Paulos, New York Times Book Review Just when we thought we knew everything about Lewis Carroll, here comes this “insightful . . . scholarly . . . serious” (John Butcher, American Scientist) biography that will appeal to Alice fans everywhere. Fascinated by the inner life of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Robin Wilson, a Carroll scholar and a noted mathematics professor, has produced this revelatory book—filled with more than one hundred striking and often playful illustrations—that examines the many inspirations and sources for Carroll’s fantastical writings, mathematical and otherwise. As Wilson demonstrates, Carroll made significant contributions to subjects as varied as voting patterns and the design of tennis tournaments, in the process creating large numbers of imaginative recreational puzzles based on mathematical ideas. Some images in this ebook have been redacted.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039307210X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
“A fine mathematical biography.”—John Allen Paulos, New York Times Book Review Just when we thought we knew everything about Lewis Carroll, here comes this “insightful . . . scholarly . . . serious” (John Butcher, American Scientist) biography that will appeal to Alice fans everywhere. Fascinated by the inner life of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Robin Wilson, a Carroll scholar and a noted mathematics professor, has produced this revelatory book—filled with more than one hundred striking and often playful illustrations—that examines the many inspirations and sources for Carroll’s fantastical writings, mathematical and otherwise. As Wilson demonstrates, Carroll made significant contributions to subjects as varied as voting patterns and the design of tennis tournaments, in the process creating large numbers of imaginative recreational puzzles based on mathematical ideas. Some images in this ebook have been redacted.
The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
Author: Robin Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192549022
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is best known for his 'Alice' books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, written under his pen name of Lewis Carroll. Yet, whilst lauded for his work in children's fiction and his pioneering work in the world of Victorian photography, his everyday job was a lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford University. The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) explores the academic background behind this complex individual, outlining his mathematical life, describing his writings in geometry, algebra, logic, the theory of voting, and recreational mathematics, before going on to discuss his mathematical legacy. This is the first academic work that collects the research on Dodgson's wide-ranging mathematical achievements into a single practical volume. Much material appears here for the first time, such as Dodgson's personal letters and drawings, as well as the results of recent investigations into the life and work of Dodgson. Complementing this are many illustrations, both historical and explanatory, as well as a full mathematical bibliography of Dodgson's mathematical publications.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192549022
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is best known for his 'Alice' books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, written under his pen name of Lewis Carroll. Yet, whilst lauded for his work in children's fiction and his pioneering work in the world of Victorian photography, his everyday job was a lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford University. The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) explores the academic background behind this complex individual, outlining his mathematical life, describing his writings in geometry, algebra, logic, the theory of voting, and recreational mathematics, before going on to discuss his mathematical legacy. This is the first academic work that collects the research on Dodgson's wide-ranging mathematical achievements into a single practical volume. Much material appears here for the first time, such as Dodgson's personal letters and drawings, as well as the results of recent investigations into the life and work of Dodgson. Complementing this are many illustrations, both historical and explanatory, as well as a full mathematical bibliography of Dodgson's mathematical publications.
Cryptograms and Spygrams
Author: Norma Gleason
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486240367
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Contains over one hundred puzzles and problems to solve, ranging in difficulty from relatively simple to complex, and includes an answer key.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486240367
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Contains over one hundred puzzles and problems to solve, ranging in difficulty from relatively simple to complex, and includes an answer key.
Oxford Figures
Author: John Fauvel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019968197X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The mathematical tradition at Oxford is one of the oldest in Britain, and Oxford scholars have been at the forefront of mathematical research for the past eight centuries. This is the story of the intellectual and social life of this community, and of its interactions with the wider world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019968197X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The mathematical tradition at Oxford is one of the oldest in Britain, and Oxford scholars have been at the forefront of mathematical research for the past eight centuries. This is the story of the intellectual and social life of this community, and of its interactions with the wider world.
Test Your Logic
Author: George J. Summers
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486228778
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fifty unique brain-teasers requiring a minimum of mathematical skills challenge the reader's ability to reason logically
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486228778
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fifty unique brain-teasers requiring a minimum of mathematical skills challenge the reader's ability to reason logically
Mathematical Puzzles
Author: Sam Loyd
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486204987
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia includes the famous 14–15 puzzles, the Horse of a Different Color, and 115 others in various areas of elementary math. 150 period line drawings.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486204987
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia includes the famous 14–15 puzzles, the Horse of a Different Color, and 115 others in various areas of elementary math. 150 period line drawings.