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Mathematical circus: more puzzles, games, paradoxes, and other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American with a preface by Donald Knuth, a postscript from the author, and a new bibliography by Mr. Gardner: thoughts from readers, and 105 drawings and diagrams by Gardner, Martin is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
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The twenty chapters of this book are nicely balanced between all sorts of stimulating ideas, suggested by down-to-earth objects like match sticks and dollar bills as well as by faraway objects like planets and infinite random walks. We learn about ancient devices for arithmetic and about modern explanations of artificial intelligence. There are feasts here for the eyes and hands as well as for the brain.
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- Author
- Gardner, Martin
- Publisher
- The Mathematical Association of America
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780883855065
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Sports, Mathematics, Puzzle
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Circo matemático (El Libro De Bolsillo (Lb)) (1979)
- Лучшие математические игры и головоломки, или Самый настоящий математический цирк : новые головоломки, игры, парадоксы-- (2009)
- Mathematical circus : more games, puzzles, paradoxes and other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American ; with thoughts from readers, afterthoughts (1981)
- Mathematical circus: more puzzles, games, paradoxes, and other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American with a preface by Donald Knuth, a postscript (1992)
- Circo matemático (El Libro De Bolsillo (Lb)) (1995)
- Circo matemático (El Libro De Bolsillo (Lb)) (1983)
- Mathematical circus : more games, puzzles, paradoxes, & other mathematical entertainments from Scientific American ; with thoughts from readers, afterthoughts f (1979)
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