Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles, and Eight Queens - Martin Gardner's Unexpected Hanging (Hardcover)


The hangman s paradox, cat s cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e. All these and more are back, in Martin Gardner s inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related, take a trip into the fourth dimension, try out new dissections of stars, crosses and polygons, and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games."

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The hangman s paradox, cat s cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e. All these and more are back, in Martin Gardner s inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related, take a trip into the fourth dimension, try out new dissections of stars, crosses and polygons, and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games."

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Cambridge UniversityPress

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library

Release date

September 2014

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

December 2009

Authors

Dimensions

223 x 144 x 19mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

288

ISBN-13

978-0-521-75613-6

Barcode

9780521756136

Categories

LSN

0-521-75613-8



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