Author: Stewart Coffin
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1568814992
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Geometric Puzzle Design
Author: Stewart Coffin
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1568814992
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1568814992
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Geometric Puzzle Design
Author: Stewart Coffin
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 104018720X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 104018720X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
Math with Bad Drawings
Author: Ben Orlin
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316509027
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician. Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star. Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316509027
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician. Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star. Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.
Girih
Author: Hamed Rahnama
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
An introduction and step by step tutorial to draw Girih patterns (Geometric Patterns) for beginners.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
An introduction and step by step tutorial to draw Girih patterns (Geometric Patterns) for beginners.
Great Big Book of Pencil Puzzles
Author: Jacob Orleans
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399509421
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Hours of challenging puzzle fun can be found in this giant treasury of quizzes, word games, and brain teasers. Are you a pencil puzzler? Grab your pencil and test your puzzle IQ with scrambled words, number puzzles, word-finds, add-a-letter puzzles, geometric design puzzles, historical quizzes, logic puzzles, and word games of every kind!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399509421
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Hours of challenging puzzle fun can be found in this giant treasury of quizzes, word games, and brain teasers. Are you a pencil puzzler? Grab your pencil and test your puzzle IQ with scrambled words, number puzzles, word-finds, add-a-letter puzzles, geometric design puzzles, historical quizzes, logic puzzles, and word games of every kind!
The Most Difficult Geometric Puzzles
Author: Graham Jones
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781787396326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
A colorful collection of the most difficult geometric based puzzles on the market, compiled by Mensa puzzle setters.
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781787396326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
A colorful collection of the most difficult geometric based puzzles on the market, compiled by Mensa puzzle setters.
The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections
Author: Stewart T. Coffin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book provides an enjoyable and educational guide to the history, geometry, and practical construction of three-dimensional puzzles. It includes full coverage of the many different types of interlocking assembly puzzles, from burrs, Tangrams, and polyominoes to those using such polyhedra as the rhombic dodecahedron and truncated octahedron. The author, a well-known inventor and builder of solid geometrical puzzles, also describes numerous puzzles designed by himself and other inventors, many never before published. The volume is illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs to help enthusiasts build their own versions of these challenging and fascinating interlocking solids. Many unsolved problems are considered that will challenge mathematicians, computer buffs, and puzzle fanatics for years to come.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book provides an enjoyable and educational guide to the history, geometry, and practical construction of three-dimensional puzzles. It includes full coverage of the many different types of interlocking assembly puzzles, from burrs, Tangrams, and polyominoes to those using such polyhedra as the rhombic dodecahedron and truncated octahedron. The author, a well-known inventor and builder of solid geometrical puzzles, also describes numerous puzzles designed by himself and other inventors, many never before published. The volume is illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs to help enthusiasts build their own versions of these challenging and fascinating interlocking solids. Many unsolved problems are considered that will challenge mathematicians, computer buffs, and puzzle fanatics for years to come.
Tangrams
Author: Ronald C. Read
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486214834
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This collection gathers together nearly 330 tangrams, the best creations of both Chinese and Occidental puzzle devisers. Puzzles range from the relatively easy to the difficult.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486214834
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This collection gathers together nearly 330 tangrams, the best creations of both Chinese and Occidental puzzle devisers. Puzzles range from the relatively easy to the difficult.
Fun with Algorithms
Author: Pierluigi Crescenzi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540729143
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms, FUN 2007, held in Castiglioncello, Italy in June 2007. It details the use, design, and analysis of algorithms and data structures, focusing on results that provide amusing, witty, but nonetheless original and scientifically profound, contributions to the area.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540729143
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms, FUN 2007, held in Castiglioncello, Italy in June 2007. It details the use, design, and analysis of algorithms and data structures, focusing on results that provide amusing, witty, but nonetheless original and scientifically profound, contributions to the area.
Pop-Up Geometry
Author: Joseph O'Rourke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009098403
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Explores the beautifully intricate dynamics of pop-up cards using high school mathematics, making tangible what is often dry and abstract.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009098403
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Explores the beautifully intricate dynamics of pop-up cards using high school mathematics, making tangible what is often dry and abstract.