Mathematical puzzles:

Research in maths is much more than solving puzzles, but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun: it helps focus the mind and increases one's armory of techniques for doing maths. This book makes this connection explicit by isolating important mathematical methods, then usin...

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Main Author: Winkler, Peter 1946- (Author)
Other Authors: Johnson, Jess (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton ; London ; New York CRC Press 2024
Edition:Revised edition
Series:AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
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Summary:Research in maths is much more than solving puzzles, but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun: it helps focus the mind and increases one's armory of techniques for doing maths. This book makes this connection explicit by isolating important mathematical methods, then using them to solve puzzles and prove a theorem.
Physical Description:ix, 436 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781032708485

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