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This entertaining book of mathematical days exercises the brain with confounding puzzles, intriguing math problems, and, of course, detailed solutions to all the conundrums. Readers will enjoy 366 days' worth of stimulating math.

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Wide World Publishing, Tetra (November 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884550207
ISBN-13: 978-1884550201
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Karl Gauss, Lewis Carroll, Georg Cantor, Middle Ages, Deep Blue, Maria Agnesi, Fermat's Last, John Wallis, Kurt G�del, Temple Bell, French Academy of Sciences, Leonhard Euler, Pierre de Fermat, Thomas Browne, Incompleteness Theorem, John Napier, Liber Abaci, New York

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Alice In Wonderland (updated Version) (Scholastic Junior Classics) by Lewis Carroll on page 13, page 127, and page 142
The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essays by Albert Einstein on page 86, and page 139
Alice in Wonderland (A Random House Pictureback) by Lori Haskins on page 127, and page 142
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4.0 out of 5 stars great collection of puzzles and historical facts, January 2, 2001

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I'm generally very critical about current math and puzzle books. I don't want to brag, but at last count, I owned some 150 math/puzzle books. In other words, I think can say that I've pretty much seen them all...

Well, this book is one of my favorites! Yes this book has some old chestnuts, but the majority of the problems are quite original and only difficult enough to be entertaining. It's also full of interesting historical facts, all related to math of course.

Up until now, I've generally stayed away from Pappas books. I find them a bit too elementary, but this one, I'll keep.

Thanks Theoni for a fine book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read for math enthusiats, March 22, 2000

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For every day of the year there are three items; 1) a math problem (usually requires no more than high school algebra to understand) 2)an anecdote, and 3)a quote. I paticularly liked the quotes and am glad to have a reference for when I forget exactly how one goes. I think the book would be appropriate for any math fan who doesn't want something overly demanding.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clearly Theoni Pappas' best book / Good book regardless, August 24, 2003

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Theoni Pappas seems to have a mixed reputation (at least, if we go by Amazon reviews). Some people like her art deco approach to popularizing math and like the fact that it is aimed toward kids, parents, and self-learner adults who only have a vague recollection of high school math. Others diss her books as being too simplistic, too easy, too derivative, etc.

Whichever side of that argument you fall into, I think any reasonable person that is interested in math should agree (after perusing *Math-A-Day*) that this is clearly her best book and a good popular math book by any standard.

As others have pointed out, this book is organized as mathematical vignettes for 366 days of the year (which includes leap years). Each of these math capsules includes a brainteaser-type question that requires at most high school level math knowledge, some math trivia, and a math-related quote. From what I can tell skimming through it, the problems seem to be a nice mix of relatively accessible questions that aren't too hard all the way up to fairly challenging problems requiring a lot of sophistication (although, like I said, not much knowledge).

The problems and their solutions (included in the end of the book), as well as the math trivia, should be of interest to all ages and of particular interest to those with an interest in learning as much about math as possible. This is a great book and is definitely not for juvenile primates or for drunken neighbors as suggested elsewhere. Learning about interesting mathematical trivia -- like Mayan mathematics -- should be of great interest to any genuine math lover and other clever, intelligent people.

In short, whether you like Pappas' other books or you'd like to lump them, THIS book, *Math-A-Day*, is definitely an interesting book and worthy of the attention of math lovers.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm looking forward to a second edition
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Published on December 29, 2003 by Stephen Mathews

3.0 out of 5 stars cute
I picked this up when headed for N.Y. from L.A. About half of the puzzles would be stimulating to a juvenile orangoutang while of the dole roughly half required information not... Read more

Published on April 25, 2003 by newton fisher

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I bought this book just three days ago and I am hooked. The book has a variety of puzzles and problems that will keep you turning the pages consistently. Read more

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