100 Puzzles to Develop Geometric Intuition: The Gardner's Fun Math Series

Author: (French) Pierre Belokan
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Pierre Belokan, a clever young Frenchman, was born in Tours in 1939 and graduated from the école Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1962. His education as an operations researcher gave him a strong background in mathematics and logical thinking. Belokan 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. 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, while the other three cover numerical, logical, and alphabetical problems. The illustrator of these four books, Denis Dugas, is an old friend of the author. ... Pierre Belokan, a clever young Frenchman, has compiled these stimulating and entertaining puzzles. 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 carefully selected or meticulously designed (many 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. Whether you solve them or not, the process will be full of fun. Pierre Belokan, a clever young Frenchman, was born in Tours in 1939 and graduated from the école Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1962. His education as an operations researcher gave him a strong background in mathematics and logical thinking. Belokan 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. 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, while the other three cover numerical, logical, and alphabetical problems. The illustrator of these four books, Denis Dugas, is an old friend of the author.