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Mathematical circus: More games, puzzles, paradoxes & other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American : with thoughts from readers, ... from the author, and 105 drawings & diagrams Paperback – January 1, 1981

by Martin Gardner (Author)
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    January 1, 1981
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Books; 1st Vintage Books ed edition (January 1, 1981)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394747127
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394747125
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
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Martin Gardner

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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.

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Roger Bagula
4.0 out of 5 stars This is classic puzzle/ problem book
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2008
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!
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Jim Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting mathematical oddities, puzzles and ideas
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2006
This book can be enjoyed by a lay person. It requires no special previous knowledge. It is just plane fun as well as interesting and in some ways novel. Gardner is a good writer and will keep your interest. I have seen a number of books on math puzzles and games, this one was the best I had seen when I first saw it. (since then I read other Gardner books that surpass this in, at least, volume.) If you are curious at all you will like it.
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