Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics

Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics
Author: Bonnie Averbach
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486409171

Many of the most important mathematical concepts were developed from recreational problems. This book uses problems, puzzles, and games to teach students how to think critically. It emphasizes active participation in problem solving, with emphasis on logic, number and graph theory, games of strategy, and much more. Includes answers to selected problems. Index. 1980 edition.

Dissections

Dissections
Author: Greg N. Frederickson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1997
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521525824

A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated survey accessible to anyone familiar with high school geometry.

Hinged Dissections

Hinged Dissections
Author: Greg N. Frederickson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2002-08-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521811927

These novel and original dissections will be a gold mine for math puzzle enthusiasts and for math educators.

Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them

Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them
Author: Benjamin Bold
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-05-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486137635

Delve into the development of modern mathematics and match wits with Euclid, Newton, Descartes, and others. Each chapter explores an individual type of challenge, with commentary and practice problems. Solutions.

Geometric Puzzle Design

Geometric Puzzle Design
Author: Stewart Coffin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1568814992

This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Discrete and Computational Geometry
Author: Jin Akiyama
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2004-05-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540465154

This volume consists of those papers presented at the Japan Conference on Discrete and Computational Geometry ’98. The conference was held 9-12 - cember 1998 at Tokai University in Tokyo. Close to a hundred participants from 10 countries participated. Interest in Computational Geometry surfaced among engineers in Japan - out twenty years ago, while interest in Discrete Geometry arose as a natural extension of the research of a group of graph theorists more recently. One of the goals of the conference was to bring together these two groups and to put them in contact with experts in these ?elds from abroad. This is the second conference in the series. The plan is to hold one every year and to publish the papers of the conferences every two years. The organizers thank the sponsors of the conference, namely, The Institute of Educational Development of Tokai University, Grant-in-Aid of the Ministry of Education of Japan (A.Saito;(A)10304008), Mitsubishi Research Institute, Sanada Institute of System Development, Japan Process, and Upward. They also thank especially T. Asano, D. Avis, V. Chv ́ atal, H. Imai, J. Pach, D. R- paport, M. Ruiz, J. O’Rourke, K. Sugihara, T. Tokuyama, and J. Urrutia for their interest and support.

Concepts and Problems for Mathematical Competitors

Concepts and Problems for Mathematical Competitors
Author: Alexander Sarana
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2020-08-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486842533

This original work discusses mathematical methods needed by undergraduates in the United States and Canada preparing for competitions at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the Putnam Competition. The six-part treatment covers counting methods, number theory, inequalities and the theory of equations, metrical geometry, analysis, and number representations and logic. Includes problems with solutions plus 1,000 problems for students to finish themselves.