Mathematical Puzzles

Mathematical Puzzles
Author: Sam Loyd
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1959
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780486204987

Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia includes the famous 14–15 puzzles, the Horse of a Different Color, and 115 others in various areas of elementary math. 150 period line drawings.

More Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd

More Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd
Author: Sam Loyd
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1960-01-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486207099

Second collection of amusing, thought-provoking problems and puzzles from the "Cyclopedia." Arithmetic, algebra, speed and distance problems, game theory, counter and sliding block problems, similar topics. 166 problems. 150 original drawings, diagrams.

My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles

My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486320324

The noted expert selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles, including such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Solutions included.

Sam Loyd's Book of Tangrams

Sam Loyd's Book of Tangrams
Author: Sam Loyd
Publisher: Dover Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Tangrams
ISBN: 9780486454245

This classic by a famed puzzle expert features 700 tangrams and solutions, plus a charming satirical commentary on the puzzle's origins, its religious significance, and its relationship to mathematics.

The Book of Tangrams

The Book of Tangrams
Author: Sam Loyd
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2019-03-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486838765

The tangram's challenge lies in arranging seven geometrical pieces — a square, rhomboid, and five triangles — into a variety of different shapes. These 700 absorbing puzzles include complete solutions.

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems
Author: Henry E. Dudeney
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2016-08-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486796868

This compilation of long-inaccessible puzzles by a famous puzzle master offers challenges ranging from arithmetical and algebraical problems to those involving geometry, combinatorics, and topology, plus game, domino, and match puzzles. Includes answers.

The Puzzles of Nobuyuki Yoshigahara

The Puzzles of Nobuyuki Yoshigahara
Author: Andy Liu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2020-12-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783030628956

This book convenes a selection of 200 mathematical puzzles with original solutions, all celebrating the inquisitive and inspiring spirit of Nobuyuki “Nob” Yoshigahara – a legend in the worldwide community of mathematical and mechanical puzzles. A graduate from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yoshigahara invented numerous mechanical puzzles and published over 80 puzzle books. In 2003, he was honored with the Sam Loyd Award, given by the Association for Games & Puzzles International to individuals who have been made a significant contribution to the world of mechanical puzzles. In this work, the reader will find some of the most ingenious puzzles ever created, organized in ten categories: Logic, matchstick, maze, algorithmic, combinatorial, digital, number, geometric, dissection, and others. Some of them could rivalry with those found at Mathematical Olympiads tests around the globe; others will work as powerful brain teasers for those with an interest in problem-solving. Math teachers, curious students of any age and even experienced mathematicians with a taste for the fun in science can find in this book unconventional paths to develop their problem-solving skills in a creative way.

Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles

Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles
Author: David Wells
Publisher: Dover Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Mathematical recreations
ISBN: 9780486443416

"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Puzzles are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology: centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s, and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher, follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of twentieth-century puzzles. More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry -- and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.