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Full Description
Only an elementary knowledge of math is needed to enjoy this entertaining compilation of brain-teasers. It includes a mixture of old and new riddles covering a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles and more. Carefully explained solutions follow each problem. 65 black-and-white illustrations.
Contents
Introduction Part I Arithmetic Puzzles The Colored Socks Weighty Problem The Silver Bar The Three Cats Mrs. Puffem's Cigarettes Part II Money Puzzles Second-Hand Scooter Low Finance No Change Al's Allowance Pick Your Pay Part III Speed Puzzles The Bicycles and the Fly The Floating Hat Round Trip Airplane Paradox Part IV Plane Geometry Puzzles Corner to Corner The Hindu and the Cat Cutting the Pie Where Does the Square Go? Part V Solid Geometry Puzzles Under the Band The Third Line The Painted Cubes The Spotted Basketball Part VI Game Puzzles The Circle of Pennies Fox and Goose Bridg-It Nim Part VII Probability Puzzles The Three Pennies The Tenth Roll Odds on Kings Boys vs. Girls Part VIII Topology Puzzles The Five Bricks Outside or Inside? The Two Knots Reversing the Sweater Part IX Miscellaneous Puzzles The Five Tetrominoes The Two Tribes No Time for School Time for Toast The Three Neckties Part X Tricky Puzzles Suggestions for Further Reading
