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A Mathematical Pandora's Box
Contributor(s): Bolt, Brian (Author)

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ISBN: 0521446198     ISBN-13: 9780521446198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $25.41  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1993
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Annotation: A Mathematical Pandora's box follows the very successful puzzle book by the author, most recently Mathematical cavalcade. It contains 142 puzzles to challenge people of all ages. There is a detailed commentary at the end of the book, giving solutions and explanations, together with the occasional follow-up problem.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics
Dewey: 793.74
LCCN: 92045680
Age Level: 11-14
Grade Level: 6-9
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 7.44" W x 9.71" L (0.61 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
A Mathematical Pandora's Box has been written in response to the success of Brian Bolt's earlier mathematical puzzle books. Through his own experience, the author has discovered a worldwide interest in these and similar puzzles. Not only do they stimulate creative thinking but they can also open up new areas of mathematics to the reader. This book contains 142 activities: in addition to puzzles, there are games, tricks, models and explanations of various phenomena. They range from number manipulation, through happy and amicable numbers, coin puzzles, picnicking bears and pentominoes, to building shapes with cubes. Some of the puzzles date from hundreds of years ago while many others are original, giving everyone something to think about. There is a detailed commentary at the end of the book, giving solutions and explanations, together with the occasional follow-up problem.
 
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