Sam Loyd's Mathematical Puzzles

Author: Martin Gardner (USA)
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Sam Loyd (1841–1911), one of the few great mathematical puzzle creators in the world, whose works were once wildly popular in Europe and America. The Colossal Book of Mathematics, collected and compiled by his son after his death, is a precious legacy left to humanity's intellectual treasure, but it has been out of print for many years. Now, renowned mathematical popularizer Martin Gardner has selected some of the best puzzles from it, preserving the original historical flavor while providing accurate and clear descriptions, correcting errors, and striving to complete answers for re-publication. The puzzles in the book include arithmetic and algebra problems, probability and game theory problems, operations research problems, geometric dissection problems, path and topology problems, and chip and slider problems, among others. Over 120 illustrations from the original Colossal Book of Mathematics, humorous and vivid, add much charm to the book.