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The Inquisitive Problem Solver
 
The Inquisitive Problem Solver
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5707-5
Product Code:  PRB/9.E
List Price: $50.00
MAA Member Price: $37.50
AMS Member Price: $37.50
The Inquisitive Problem Solver
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The Inquisitive Problem Solver
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5707-5
Product Code:  PRB/9.E
List Price: $50.00
MAA Member Price: $37.50
AMS Member Price: $37.50
  • Book Details
     
     
    Problem Books
    Volume: 92002; 300 pp

    The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a setting rich in mathematical themes. One of the larger purposes of the book is to show how everyday situations can lead an inquisitive problem solver to profound and far-reaching mathematical principles. Discussions accompanying the problems reinforce important techniques in discrete mathematics, and the solutions - which require verbal arguments - show that proofs and careful reasoning are at the core of doing mathematics. In addition, anyone reading this book will learn that asking good questions is just as important to the progress of mathematics as answering questions. The book contains more than a dozen open problems for further research by amateurs or professionals. This treasury of problems will serve as a resource for anyone seeking to improve their problem-solving knowledge and know-how.

  • Table of Contents
     
     
    • Articles
    • Problems
    • Hints
    • Solutions
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    Review Copy – for publishers of book reviews
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Volume: 92002; 300 pp

The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a setting rich in mathematical themes. One of the larger purposes of the book is to show how everyday situations can lead an inquisitive problem solver to profound and far-reaching mathematical principles. Discussions accompanying the problems reinforce important techniques in discrete mathematics, and the solutions - which require verbal arguments - show that proofs and careful reasoning are at the core of doing mathematics. In addition, anyone reading this book will learn that asking good questions is just as important to the progress of mathematics as answering questions. The book contains more than a dozen open problems for further research by amateurs or professionals. This treasury of problems will serve as a resource for anyone seeking to improve their problem-solving knowledge and know-how.

  • Articles
  • Problems
  • Hints
  • Solutions
Review Copy – for publishers of book reviews
Accessibility – to request an alternate format of an AMS title
Please select which format for which you are requesting permissions.