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Knots and borromean rings, rep-tiles, and eight queens : Martin Gardner's unexpected hanging /

"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 into the fourth dimension; try...

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Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Gardner, Martin
Natura: Printed Book
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: New York: Cambridge university press, 2014.
Edizione:New edition.
Serie:The new Martin Gardner mathematical library ; 4
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Accesso online:http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/56136/cover/9780521756136.jpg
Descrizione
Riassunto:"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 into the fourth dimension; try out new dissections of stars, crosses, and polygons; and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games"--
Descrizione fisica:xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780521758710