Puzzles for Pleasure
Erschienen am 1. September 1994
Buch
Softcover
132 Seiten
978-0-521-46634-9 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Are you one of the millions of people throughout the world that are fascinated by puzzles, conundrums and brain teasers? If so then you will want this collection of amusing twisters from Barry Clarke. Based on his extensive experience of writing for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and New Scientist, Clarke has gathered together a variety of posers, together with hints and full solutions. Several examples of a brand new type of puzzle, The Word Bandit, are included as well. The whole gamut of others from logical and liar problems through to digital deletions are included. The puzzles themselves require no special mathematical knowledge, though for those in the 'Advanced' section even seasoned solvers will need to work pretty hard to find the answer. There is something for everyone here; puzzles for children, for the family, for members of Mensa, but above all Puzzles for Pleasure.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"...a lot of problem-solving puzzles in it [that are] hard yet fun..." Andrew Wood, American Scientist "Challenging yet extremely accessible..." The Reading Lamp "Written in a light humorous style, and delightfully illustrated by this multi-talented author, the puzzle assortment includes logic problems, word conundrums, algebraic teasers, visio-spatial puzzles, lateral mind benders and other brain twisters." Cryptologia "...The author, who has a degree in quantum mechanics and has worked as a comedy writer for the BBC, creates novel and funny situations for each of his problems. Approximately half of these puzzles appeared as brain twisters in the Daily Telegraph newspaper in London." David J. Hildreth, The Mathematics TeacherWeitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Cambridge
Großbritannien
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
Illustrationen
50 Line drawings, unspecified
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 7 mm
Gewicht
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-46634-9 (9780521466349)
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Inhalt
A history of recreational mathematics; Part I. Popular Puzzles: Wong sum; Strange street; Harvey's wall climber; Word bandit 1; Prime of life; The horse and the hurdle; Cornflakes and porridge; Railway rhyme; Safe conduct; The doubtful die; Word bandit 2; Middle market; Fractionally mean; Domino chain; Signs of confusion; Room for assistance; King-size conundrum; Word bandit 3; The six sheep pens; Find the burglars; The enigmatic interview; Sorry Dad; Save the city; Crumple towers; Word bandit 4; Romance on the stone; Quite a card; The three piles of coins; Cubic incapacity; Extra sensory deception; True to the tribe; Word bandit 5; The stuff of dreams; Counting sheep; The reclusive inventor; Part II. Advanced Puzzles: The engineer's dilemma; Lost in space; A tall story; The mathematical garden; Round the clock; Pet hate; Sum secret; Selfish sons; The three bears; Cryptic cave lines; The three prisoners; Taking a bath; The balanced bridge; Elixir of life; The great escape; Logical legacy; Wire wizards; The broken pentomino; One for the road; In the same boat; Hints; Solutions; References.