Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi

Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematical...
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Author: Martin Gardner
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Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi by Gardner, Martin

Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi

BD$27.03

Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi

BD$27.03
Author: Martin Gardner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematical diversions return to readers with updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries. Read about Knuth's Word Ladders program and the latest developments in the digits of pi. Once again these timeless puzzles will charm readers while demonstrating principles of logic, probability, geometry, and other fields of mathematics.

Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/06/2009
Pages: 282
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.56w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521747011


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2009 pg. 31

About the Author
Gardner, Martin: - For 25 of his 90 years, Martin Gardner wrote 'Mathematical Games and Recreations, ' a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children's literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

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