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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating book and great fun to read.,
By J. Montlake (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Puzzles and Paradoxes (Dover books on mathematical and word recreations) (Paperback)
Over 200 pages of diverse types of puzzles, divided into chapters of similar types of questions, with a humorous, lengthy and explicit solution to each. The author's claim that one need have no more than school certificate mathematical knowledge to be able to tackle these problems is totally beyond me. Apart from a few simple problems at the beginning they get progressively more and more complicated.
That being so, the clear and detailed explanations might well be sufficient for anyone with even a modicum of ability to think logically. I personally was unable to understand the vast majority of the problems or their explanations, but don't let that put you off. I was a mathematical failure at school, and probably not who this book was intended for. Nevertheless, I loved the book immensely and would absolutely and wholeheartedly recommend it. It also contains excursions into all kinds of diverse topics, and especially, a lengthy and fascinating history of the arithmetical, astronomical and religious considerations that make up the calculation of the date of Easter. Delightful and mind-expanding, thoroughly recommended. |
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Puzzles and Paradoxes (Dover books on mathematical and word recreations) by T. H. O'Beirne (Paperback - Feb. 1984)
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