Hexaflexagons, probability paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi : Martin Gardner's first book of mathematical puzzles and games / Martin Gardner.
By: Gardner, Martin.
Contributor(s): 0. Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions | Mathematical Association of America.
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TextSeries: Gardner, Martin, New Martin Gardner mathematical library: 1.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008Edition: [2nd ed.].Description: xiii, 193 p., $ 14.99 ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780521756150 (hardback); 0521756154 (hardback); 9780521735254 (pbk.); 0521735254 (pbk.).Subject(s): Mathematical recreationsDDC classification: 793.74 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"First edition published as The Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions, Simon and Schuster, 1959"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hexaflexagons -- Magic with a matrix -- Nine problems -- Ticktacktoe -- Probability paradoxes -- The icosian game and the Tower of Hanoi -- Curious topological models -- The game of hex -- Sam Loyd : America's greatest puzzlist -- Mathematical card trick