The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

Martin Gardner First published 1959

About this book

Paradoxes and paperfolding, moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, brain-teasers, magic squares, topological curiosities, probability and parlor tricks, and a variety of ancient and new games and problems, from polyominoes, nim, hex and the Tower of Hanoi to four-dimensional ticktacktoe. Together with mathematical commentaries by Mr. Gardner and addenda from readers of Scientific American. Plus bibliographies and, of course, solutions.

Subjects

  • games of strategy (mathematics)
  • jeux et récréations mathématiques
  • matematiska lekar
  • mathematical recreations
  • puzzles
  • unterhaltungsmathematik