| Can You Solve My Problems?: Ingenious, Perplexing, and Totally Satisfying Math and Logic Puzzles Contributor(s): Bellos, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 161519388X ISBN-13: 9781615193882 Publisher: Experiment OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games - Games & Activities | Puzzles - Games & Activities | Logic & Brain Teasers |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 7.7" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Puzzle lovers, rejoice Bestselling math writer Alex Bellos has a challenge for you: 125 of the world's best brainteasers from the last two millennia. Armed with logic alone, you'll detect counterfeit coins, navigate river crossings, and untangle family trees. Then--with just a dash of high school math--you'll tie a rope around the Earth, match wits with a cryptic wizard, and use four 4s to create every number from 1 to 50. (It can be done ) The ultimate casebook for daring puzzlers, Can You Solve My Problems? also tells the story of the puzzle--from ancient China to Victorian England to modern-day Japan. Grab your pencil and get puzzling |
Contributor Bio(s): Bellos, Alex: - Alex Bellos holds a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Oxford University. His bestselling books include Here's Looking at Euclid and Can You Solve My Problems? He is the coauthor of two coloring books, Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He writes a popular math blog and a puzzle blog for the Guardian. |