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  • Series: Dover Recreational Math
  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications; 13 edition (May 6, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486253570
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486253572
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
A Classic Compendium...
By Donald Rogers on September 14, 2000
Format: Paperback
This is a classic collection of mathematical recreations. Originally written by W.W. Rouse Ball around 1900, this edition has been updated by the great geometer H.S.M. Coxeter. It is a comprehensive first source for information about magic squares, Platonic and Archimedian solids, "Knight's Tours" and other chessboard recreations, and just about any other variety of math-related puzzle you could name.
For a mathematician, Coxeter is an excellent writer, and the book is quite accessible, even to relative math novices. Fans of Martin Gardner's books, of his "Scientific American" Mathematical Games columns, will want to own this. And because it's published by Dover, the price is right, too.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
the best there is
By Bruce D. Wilner on May 16, 2007
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Any fan of mathematical puzzles will go ape over this thoroughly researched, timeless classic. Even for jaded scientists in their forties (such as me) and beyond, there's always some new gem to be discovered at the turn of a page. The scope of the book is immense, ranging from all manner of "classical" recreations to the puzzles of antiquity (e.g., squaring the circle) to the history of pi to the structure and functionality of the kaleidoscope. It's all here!
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Revised Classic
By Dr. James V. Blowers on May 21, 2013
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One of the books that I read from the library when I was a child and teenager in the late 1950s and early 1960s was WW Rouse Ball's "Mathematical Recreations and Essays". I learned a lot about mathematics from this book. But I have been away from my home town for many years now, and had never seen the book since then. When I saw it available on Amazon, I bought it. Much of it seemed familiar, but there were revisions made, as I see references to years in the 1980s. Also I note that HSM Coxeter is now a co-author. He's another author from my child and teen days, especially his "Mathematical Models" book which I have. It is still a good book for learning about fun mathematical things, and I highly recommend it, and it reminds me of the old days.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Must have for any recreational mathematician.
By anon2001 on November 19, 2001
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This is a timeless classic and a primary reference
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