A Die of Another Color

Martin Gardner

Karl Fulves | 1995 | 40 páginas | pdf | 1,9 Mb

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This Book has got some great Tricks and Handlings with Die.It Includes concealments and palmings.

Explorations in Topology: Map Coloring, Surfaces and Knots

David Gay

Academic Press | 2006 | 352 páginas | pdf | 5 Mb
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Descrição: This book gives students a rich experience with low-dimensional topology, enhances their geometrical and topological intuition, empowers them with new approaches to solving problems, and provides them with experiences that would help them make sense of a future, more formal topology course. The innovative story-line style of the text models the problems-solving process, presents the development of concepts in a natural way, and through its informality seduces the reader into engagement with the material. The end-of-chapter Investigations give the reader opportunities to work on a variety of open-ended, non-routine problems, and, through a modified Moore method, to make conjectures from which theorems emerge. The students themselves emerge from these experiences owning concepts and results. The end-of-chapter Notes provide historical background to the chapters ideas, introduce standard terminology, and make connections with mainstream mathematics. The final chapter of projects provides opportunities for continued involvement in research beyond the topics of the book.

* Students begin to solve substantial problems right from the start
* Ideas unfold through the context of a storyline, and students become actively involved
* The text models the problem-solving process, presents the development of concepts in a natural way, and helps the reader engage with the material

Map Coloring Polyhedra and the Four Color Problem

(Dolciani Mathematical Expositions)
David Barnette

Mathematical Association of America | 1984 | 178 páginas | djvu | 1,3 Mb
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The Science of Soap Films and Soap Bubbles

Cyril Isenberg

Dover Publications | 1992 | 220 páginas | Djvu | 7,59 Mb

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Descrição: Superb presentation of the molecular and macroscopic properties of soap films and bubbles, including many demonstrations that can be readily performed with simple household materials. Emphasis on application of soap films to solution of physical problems, e.g. the motorway and minimum area problems.

Spirals: From Theodorus to Chaos

Philip J. Davis, Walter Gautschi, Arieh Iserles


A K Peters Ltd | 1993 | 256 páginas | DjVu | 2,3 Mb

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Descrição: Although loosely organized around the study of a differential equation that Davis dubs Theodorus of Cyrene, the book takes an eclectic whirlwind tour of history, philosophy, anecdote, and mathematic.

Journey into Mathematics: An Introduction to Proofs

(Dover Books on Mathematics)
Joseph J. Rotman

Dover Publications | 2006 | 256 páginas | djvu | 2,48 Mb

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Descrição: This 3-part treatment begins with the mechanics of writing proofs, proceeds to considerations of the area and circumference of circles, and concludes with examinations of complex numbers and their application, via De Moivre's theorem, to real numbers. "I recommend this as a textbook or supplemental textbook." — Brian Rogers, The Mathematical Association of America. 1998 edition.

The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations

Fred Schuh

Dover Publications | 1968 | 430 páginas | djvu | 4 Mb

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Descrição: Many of these puzzles are entirely original; others have been treated in as original a way as possible, including domino puzzles, noughts and crosses, puzzles in mechanics, etc. Puzzle fans will not only enjoy mastering the puzzles, they’ll find their ability to solve mathematical problems increasing. "...exceptionally good value."—Jrnl. of Recreational Math.