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Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments

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Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games
Volume: 112020
MSC: 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 is the original 1986 edition and contains columns published from 1972–1974.

This item is also available as part of a set:

• HOME
• Cover
• CONTENTS
• Preface
• Coincidence
• The Binary Gray Code
• Polycubes
• Bacon's Cipher
• The Tour of the Arrows and Other Problems
• Napier's Bones
• Napier's Abacus
• Sim, Chomp and Racetrack
• Elevators
• Crossing Numbers
• Point Sets on the Sphere
• Reverse the Fish and Other Problems
• Look-See Proofs
• Worm Paths
• Waring’s Problems
• The I Ching
• The Laffer Curve
• Index of Names
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Volume: 112020
MSC: 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 is the original 1986 edition and contains columns published from 1972–1974.

This item is also available as part of a set:
• HOME
• Cover
• CONTENTS
• Preface
• Coincidence
• The Binary Gray Code
• Polycubes
• Bacon's Cipher
• The Tour of the Arrows and Other Problems
• Napier's Bones
• Napier's Abacus
• Sim, Chomp and Racetrack
• Elevators
• Crossing Numbers
• Point Sets on the Sphere
• Reverse the Fish and Other Problems
• Look-See Proofs
• Worm Paths
• Waring’s Problems
• The I Ching
• The Laffer Curve
• Index of Names
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