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Adventures in Recreational Mathematics : Selected Writings on Recreational Mathematics and Its History by David Singmaster (2020, Hardcover)

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PublisherWorld Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD

ISBN-109811226032

ISBN-139789811226038

eBay Product ID (ePID)16050412731

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Publication Year2020

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAdventures in Recreational Mathematics : Selected Writings on Recreational Mathematics and Its History

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics

AuthorDavid Singmaster

FormatHardcover

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LCCN2020-037888

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal793.74

SynopsisDavid Singmaster believes in the presentation and teaching of mathematics as recreation. When the Rubik's Cube took off in 1978, based on thinly disguised mathematics, he became seriously interested in mathematical puzzles which would provide mental stimulation for students and professional mathematicians. He has not only published the standard mathematical solution for the Rubik's cube still in use today, but he has also become the de facto scribe and noted chronicler of the recreational mathematics puzzles themselves.Dr Singmaster is also an ongoing lecturer of recreational mathematics around the globe, a noted mechanical puzzle collector, owner of thousands of books related to recreational mathematical puzzles and the 'go to' source for the history of individual mathematical puzzles.This set of two books provides readers with an adventure into previously unknown origins of ancient puzzles, which could be traced back to their Medieval, Chinese, Arabic and Indian sources. The puzzles are fully described, many with illustrations, adding interest to their history and relevance to contemporary mathematical concepts. These are musings of a respected historian of recreational mathematics.

LC Classification NumberQA95.S4958 2021