Recreations Games category: 148 books
by Heinrich Dörrie
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
"The collection, drawn from arithmetic, algebra, pure and algebraic geometry and astronomy, is extraordinarily interesting and attractive." — Mathematical GazetteThis uncommonly interesting volume covers 100 of the most famous historical problems of elementary mathematics. Not only does the book...
Trigonometry
Notes, Problems and Exercises
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
This book provides a thorough, intermediate-level yet concise course in Trigonometry for use in colleges. There are 37 short chapters, each treating one specific theme and containing worked examples and easy exercises. Central to the work are the trigonometric properties of triangle ABC and its associated...
The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi
The 10 Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
A walk through history's most mind-boggling puzzles
Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, riddles, conundrums, and puzzles of all sizes have kept humankind perplexed and amused. The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi takes die-hard puzzle mavens on a tour of the world's most...
Out of the Labyrinth
Setting Mathematics Free
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
“In this sparkling narrative, mathematics is indeed set free.” -Michael Shermer, author of The Believing Brain
In classrooms around the world, Robert and Ellen Kaplan's pioneering Math Circle program, begun at Harvard, has introduced students ages six to sixty to the pleasures of mathematics,...
by Andrew Steinmetz
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
A fascinating look at the history of gambling and gaming, stretching from the modern age right back to the ancient world.
Geometric Origami
The Art of Modular Paper Sculpture: This Kit Contains an Origami Book with Downloadable Instructions: Great for Kids and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
This impressive origami ebook contains everything you need to create beautiful, geometric origami sculptures.
Art and math intertwine in exciting and complex new ways in Geometric Origami Kit. World renowned origami artists Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander bring you this paper craft...
La matematica è divertente
Voglio vincere i Mondiali di Matematica!
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 6, 2013
Come affrontare, divertendosi, i Mondiali di Matematica e vincere!
Con i suoi quesiti e le sue soluzioni, Giorgio Dendi catapulta il lettore nel vivo di una gara di matematica e lo mette in grado di affrontarla con l’animo e lo spirito giusto. Per centrare questo obiettivo l’autore non si limita...
by Edward E. Rehmus
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Unlike most occult teaches, E.E. Rehmus doesn't mince words. He defines them. His Magician's Dictionary picks up where all other occult reference works leave off -- at the dawn of the apocalypse.
by Robert B. Banks
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Although we seldom think of it, our lives are played out in a world of numbers. Such common activities as throwing baseballs, skipping rope, growing flowers, playing football, measuring savings accounts, and many others are inherently mathematical. So are more speculative problems that are simply...
An Invitation to Knot Theory
Virtual and Classical
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
The Only Undergraduate Textbook to Teach Both Classical and Virtual Knot Theory
An Invitation to Knot Theory: Virtual and Classical gives advanced undergraduate students a gentle introduction to the field of virtual knot theory and mathematical research. It provides the foundation for students...
A Central European Olympiad
The Mathematical Duel
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
This book contains the most interesting problems from the first 24 years of the "Mathematical Duel", an annual international mathematics competition between the students of four schools: the Gymnázium Mikuláše Koperníka in Bílovec, Czech Republic, the Akademicki Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących...
Figures for Fun
Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
"Does your brain need a workout? Are you wondering what to do? Well this could be the book for you! This is a great book for anyone who is looking for a challenge and, if you get too stuck, the author kindly also provided the answers at the end of each chapter!" — Splashes Into Books
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by Jun Mitani
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Easily Create Origami with Curved Folds and Surfaces
Origami—making shapes only through folding—reveals a fascinating area of geometry woven with a variety of representations. The world of origami has progressed dramatically since the advent of computer programs to perform the necessary...
Combinatorial Extremization
In Mathematical Olympiad and Competitions
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
In China, lots of excellent students who are good at maths takes an active part in various maths contests and the best six senior high school students will be selected to form the IMO National Team to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In the past ten years China's IMO Team has achieved...