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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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| Natura: | Printed Book |
| Lingua: | English |
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New York:
Cambridge university press,
2014.
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| 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 |
| 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"-- |
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| Descrizione fisica: | xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521758710 |