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If you enjoy Recreational Mathematics and have enjoyed other books by the author, then you will like this book as well. A few things to keep in mind about this specific book:
1. Chapters are VERY short, some less than 1 page. Author covers a lot of ground. It may not be detailed enough for some, but for the most part, I though there was enough background history and examples to sufficiently introduce each topic. It is better to know something exists than to never be exposed to it, and this book will expose you to a lot!
2. Answers and followup discussions are not at the end of the chapter where I think they should be, but in a separate section toward the end of the book. I don't like this style as it requires you to use 2 bookmarks and constantly go back and forth. One star penalty for this.
3. Many of the great problems posed in the book are answered, but some are specifically left out. I think it should be up to the reader to decide how much they want to spoil the fun.
Summed up, a good book well worth getting and reading.
- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (June 15, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195157990
- ISBN-13: 978-0195157994
- Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Average Customer Review: 10 customer reviews
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#2,030,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15788 in Mathematics (Books)
- #635 in Number Theory (Books)
- #786 in Math Games
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