The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions

By Martin Gardner

Book Overview

This delightful collection from the magician of math introduces readers to magic squares, the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, an update of the Induction Game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles.

"Gardner is often the clown prince of science. . . . His Mathematical Games column in Scientific American is one of the few bridges over C. P. Snow's famous 'gulf of mutual incomprehension' that lies between the technical and literary cultures."--Time

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226282538
• ISBN13: 9780226282534
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

great book of puzzles

Martin Gardner comes through again with a great book of puzzles. There is a lot of material here to keep you thinking for quite a while. One of the better book of puzzles I have seen.