Fun Math: Classic Problems in Recreational Mathematics: Classic Problems in Recreational Mathematics

Author: Wu Helin
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts. The first part is the famous problem of recreational mathematics – magic squares, which provides an extremely detailed introduction to the discoveries and achievements in the study of magic squares throughout history and across cultures. The second part covers other classic problems in recreational mathematics, including number riddles, mathematical pyramids, prime numbers, perfect numbers, automorphic numbers, progressive divisible numbers, as well as the phenomenon of "mathematical black holes," Hamiltonian circuits on chessboards, the eight-queen problem, the Tower of Hanoi, and the magic square rearrangement problem. The topics are diverse and the content is engaging, capable of inspiring thinking, broadening horizons, and cultivating readers' abilities to analyze and solve problems. Suitable for readers with high school and above education levels.