Mathematical circus: More games, puzzles, paradoxes & other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American : with thoughts from readers, ... from the author, and 105 drawings & diagrams [Paperback]

Martin Gardner (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage Books ed edition (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394747127
• ISBN-13: 978-0394747125
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,388,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For 25 of his 95 years, Martin Gardner wrote 'Mathematical Games and Recreations', a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children's literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars This is classic puzzle/ problem book, July 30, 2008

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This review is from: Mathematical circus: More games, puzzles, paradoxes & other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American : with thoughts from readers, ... from the author, and 105 drawings & diagrams (Paperback)

The section with the Fibonacci and Lucas Binet formulas is classic.

The tribonacci polynomial on page 165 is wrong,

but I didn't know it was invented by Mark Feinberg, either...

I'm going to try to make digraph matrices for the Knight's tours.

His Kn graphs are way before most people knew they were at all important!

He explains solutions in a way that teaches how to better approach such problem. I like this book!