Bibliograph

Knots and borromean rings, rep-tiles, and eight queens, Martin Gardner's unexpected hanging, Martin Gardner

Type

Label

Knots and borromean rings, rep-tiles, and eight queens, Martin Gardner's unexpected hanging, Martin Gardner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Knots and borromean rings, rep-tiles, and eight queens

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

878953590

Responsibility statement

Martin Gardner

Series statement

The new Martin Gardner mathematical library, 4

Sub title

Martin Gardner's unexpected hanging

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The paradox of the unexpected hanging -- Knots and Borromean rings -- The transcendental number e -- Geometric dissections -- Scarne on gambling -- The church of the fourth dimension -- Eight problems -- A matchbox game-learning machine -- Spirals -- Rotations and reflections -- Peg solitaire -- Flatlands -- Chicago magic convention -- Tests of divisibility -- Nine problems -- The eight queens and other chessboard diversions -- A loop of string -- Curves of constant width -- Rep-tiles: replicating figures on the plane -- Thirty-six catch questions

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