100 Problems to Develop Geometric Intuition

Author: (French) Pierre Bellocq, translated by Tian Tingyan
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Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Pierre Bellocq is a clever young French man. He was born in Tours in 1939 and graduated from the école Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1962. The education he received to become an operations researcher gave him a strong background in mathematics and logical thinking. Bellocq has published works such as Various Games (board games), Tarot Card Games, Test Your Intelligence, 100 Card Solitaire, and A Recollection of the Childhood of évariste Galois, among others. This book is one of four hardcover puzzle collections that he himself translated into English. These four books, published in Paris in 1973, became wildly popular in France and Italy. This book focuses solely on geometric puzzles. The other three contain problems related to numbers, logic, and letters. The painter Denis Dugas, who illustrated these four books, is an old friend of the author. ... Pierre Bellocq, who has compiled these stimulating and entertaining puzzles, is a clever young French man. This book is one of four puzzle collections that he himself translated into English. These four books, published in Paris in 1973, became wildly popular in France and Italy. This book focuses solely on geometric puzzles. The puzzles are all carefully selected or meticulously designed (many of them are original creations by the author or the illustrator), ensuring that none are too difficult for ordinary readers who are not mathematicians, yet none are too easy. The problems are stated clearly and concisely, with accurate answers provided at the end of the book. Whether you solve them or not, the process will be full of fun. Pierre Bellocq is a clever young French man. He was born in Tours in 1939 and graduated from the école Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1962. The education he received to become an operations researcher gave him a strong background in mathematics and logical thinking. Bellocq has published works such as Various Games (board games), Tarot Card Games, Test Your Intelligence, 100 Card Solitaire, and A Recollection of the Childhood of évariste Galois, among others. This book is one of four hardcover puzzle collections that he himself translated into English. These four books, published in Paris in 1973, became wildly popular in France and Italy. This book focuses solely on geometric puzzles. The other three contain problems related to numbers, logic, and letters. The painter Denis Dugas, who illustrated these four books, is an old friend of the author.