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Mathematical Mind-Benders By Peter Winkler

Mathematical Mind-Benders by Peter Winkler

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A collection of mathematical puzzles which include twists on old favorites, severe difficulty puzzles, and puzzles that were solved or remain unsolved.

Mathematical Mind-Benders Summary

Mathematical Mind-Benders by Peter Winkler

Peter Winkler is at it again. Following the enthusiastic reaction to Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection, Peter has compiled a new collection of elegant mathematical puzzles to challenge and entertain the reader. The original puzzle connoisseur shares these puzzles, old and new, so that you can add them to your own anthology. This book is for lovers of mathematics, lovers of puzzles, lovers of a challenge. Most of all, it is for those who think that the world of mathematics is orderly, logical, and intuitive-and are ready to learn otherwise! A pdf with errata is updated by the author and can be accessed here

Mathematical Mind-Benders Reviews

The puzzles, in general, are witty, entertaining, and, as promised, had surprising conclusions. The very bright undergraduates whom I asked to review the book really liked it; they had not seen these puzzles before and found the book a great collection of mathematical challenges, as I did.
-Joyce Fisher, Mathematics Teacher, August 2008

... the thwarted puzzler need never feel annoyed. Even when the reader has had success, Winkler's solutions will often elucidate unexpected perspectives and ideas. ... Summing Up: Recommended. All levels.
-CHOICE, May 2008

This book is a collection of wonderful puzzles ... It is not necessary to know advanced mathematics to appreciate this very good work and to solve the puzzles.
-Mathematical Reviews, April 2008

Winkler has a keen eye for a good mindbender: the solution should be pleasing, neither too easy nor too difficult to find, and invoke some generally useful mathematical idea. This collection offers both stimulation and enlightenment...
-The London Mathematical Society, February 2008

... I've been enjoying [the book] very much. So far my favorite puzzles are 'Rolling Pencil' and 'Winning at Wimbledon,' which I missed myself (slapping forehead), and which have fooled everyone else I've tried them on as well.
-Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster, NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, September 2007

wonderful book presents, from diverse sources and with wit and humor, many interesting and challenging problems, both mathematical and otherwise. Like its predecessor, it is a must for the shelves of a problem connoisseur.
-Andy Liu, June 2007

About Peter Winkler

Peter Winkler is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, and Albert Bradley Third Century Professor in the Sciences at Dartmouth College. He has written over 125 research papers in mathematics and holds a dozen patents in computing, cryptography, holography, optical networking, and marine navigation. He is the author of Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection (A K Peters Ltd., 2004). In some circles he is best known as the inventor of cryptologic methods for the game of bridge, currently illegal for tournament play in most of the western world.

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Mathematical Mind-Benders by Peter Winkler

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Inc

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