Nots & Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles & Eight Queens - PUBLICATION CANCELLED

"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 intothe fourth dimension; try out new dissections of stars, crosses, and polygons; and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games"--

Product details

• Authors: Martin Gardner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521758710
• ISBN: 978-0-521-75871-0
• Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library; New Martin Gardner Mathematica; The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library; New Martin Gardner Mathematica
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games, Popular and recreational mathematics, Popular mathematics