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Mathematical Byways in Ayling, Beeling, and Ceiling (Recreations in Mathematics)

By Hugh ApSimon

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1991
ISBN
0192861379, 9780192861375
LCC
QA95 .A67 1991
Open Library ID
OL1535482M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1148066 bytes)
Series
Recreations in Mathematics
Pages
111\111
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Unique and highly original, Mathematical Byways is a work of recreational mathematics, a collection of ingenious problems, their even more ingenious solutions, and extensions of the problems--left unsolved here--to further stretch the mind of the reader. The problems are set within the framework of three villages--Ayling, Beeling, and Ceiling--their inhabitants, and the relationships (spacial and social) between them. The problems can be solved with little formal mathematical knowledge, although most require considerable thought and mental dexterity, and solutions are all clearly expounded in non-technical language. Stimulating and unusual, this book proves what Hugh ApSimon has known all along: mathematics can be fun!

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