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New Mathematical Diversions: Revised Edition

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Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4704-6354-0
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Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games
Volume: 32020
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 volume, first published in 1966, contains columns originally published from 1959–1961. This is the 1995 MAA edition and contains an extensive postscript and bibliography from Gardner updating the columns.

This item is also available as part of a set:

• HOME
• Cover
• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• The Binary System
• Group Theory and Braids
• Eight Problems
• The Games and Puzzles of Lewis Carroll
• Paper Cutting
• Board Games
• Packing Spheres
• The Transcendental Number Pi
• Victor Eigen: Mathemagician
• The Four-Color Map Theorem
• Mr. Apollinax Visits New York
• Nine Problems
• Polyominoes and Fault-Free Rectangles
• Euler's Spoilers: The Discovery of an Order-10 Graeco-Latin Square
• The Ellipse
• The 24 Color Squares and the 30 Color Cubes
• H.S.M. Coxeter
• Bridg-it and Other Games
• Nine More Problems
• The Calculus of Finite Differences
• Postscript
• Bibliography
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Volume: 32020
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 volume, first published in 1966, contains columns originally published from 1959–1961. This is the 1995 MAA edition and contains an extensive postscript and bibliography from Gardner updating the columns.

This item is also available as part of a set:
• HOME
• Cover
• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• The Binary System
• Group Theory and Braids
• Eight Problems
• The Games and Puzzles of Lewis Carroll
• Paper Cutting
• Board Games
• Packing Spheres
• The Transcendental Number Pi
• Victor Eigen: Mathemagician
• The Four-Color Map Theorem
• Mr. Apollinax Visits New York
• Nine Problems
• Polyominoes and Fault-Free Rectangles
• Euler's Spoilers: The Discovery of an Order-10 Graeco-Latin Square
• The Ellipse
• The 24 Color Squares and the 30 Color Cubes
• H.S.M. Coxeter
• Bridg-it and Other Games
• Nine More Problems
• The Calculus of Finite Differences
• Postscript
• Bibliography
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