The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The 10 Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time Tapa blanda - 2004 - 1st Edición

A walk through history's most mind-boggling puzzles Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, riddles, conundrums, and puzzles of all sizes have kept humankind perplexed and amused. The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi takes die-hard puzzle mavens on a tour of the world's most enduringly intriguing braintwisters, from K?nigsberg's Bridges and the Hanoi Towers to Fibonacci's Rabbits, the Four Color Problem, and the Magic Square. Each chapter introduces the basic puzzle, discusses the mathematics behind it, and includes exercises and answers plus additional puzzles similar to the one under discussion. Here is a veritable kaleidoscope of puzzling labyrinths, maps, bridges, and optical illusions that will keep aficionados entertained for hours. Marcel Danesi (Etobicoke, ON, Canada) is the author of Increase Your Puzzle IQ

Detalles

• Título The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The 10 Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time
• Autor Marcel Danesi
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Número de edición 1st
• Edición 1
• Páginas 248
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Trade Paper Press, Hoboken, N.J.
• Fecha de publicación August 27, 2004
• Ilustrado Sí
• ISBN 9780471648161 / 0471648167
• Peso 0.72 libras (0.33 kg)
• Dimensiones 9.26 x 6.14 x 0.69 pulgadas (23.52 x 15.60 x 1.75 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects Mathematical recreations
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2003027191
• Dewey Decimal Code 793.74