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Book DetailsMartin Gardner's Mathematical GamesVolume: 1; 2020MSC: Primary 00
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one—before Gardner—had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel.
This volume, originally published in 1959, contains the first sixteen columns published in the magazine from 1956–1958. They were reviewed and briefly updated by Gardner for this 1988 edition.
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Table of Contents
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HOME
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Cover
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CONTENTS
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Introduction
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Hexaflexagons
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Magic with a Matrix
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Nine Problems
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Ticktacktoe
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Probability Paradoxes
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The Icosian Game and the Tower of Hanoi
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Curious Topological Models
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The Game Hex
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Sam Loyd: America's Greatest Puzzlist
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Mathematical Card Tricks
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Memorizing Numbers
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Nine More Problems
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Polyominoes
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Fallacies
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Nim and Tac Tix
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Left or Right?
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Afterword, 1988
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References for Further Reading
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Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one—before Gardner—had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel.
This volume, originally published in 1959, contains the first sixteen columns published in the magazine from 1956–1958. They were reviewed and briefly updated by Gardner for this 1988 edition.
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HOME
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Cover
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CONTENTS
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Introduction
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Hexaflexagons
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Magic with a Matrix
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Nine Problems
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Ticktacktoe
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Probability Paradoxes
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The Icosian Game and the Tower of Hanoi
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Curious Topological Models
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The Game Hex
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Sam Loyd: America's Greatest Puzzlist
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Mathematical Card Tricks
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Memorizing Numbers
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Nine More Problems
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Polyominoes
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Fallacies
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Nim and Tac Tix
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Left or Right?
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Afterword, 1988
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References for Further Reading