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Can I read Figures for Fun: Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums (Dover Brain Games: Math Puzzles) on EtoBox?

Figures for Fun: Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums (Dover Brain Games: Math Puzzles) by Yakov Perelman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Figures for Fun: Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums (Dover Brain Games: Math Puzzles) about?

Does your brain need a workout? Are you wondering what to do? Well this could be the book for you! This is a great book for anyone who is looking for a challenge and, if you get too stuck, the author kindly also provided the answers at the end of each chapter!" - Splashes Into Books Give your mind a playful workout with this collection of more than 100 inventive puzzles. Finding the solutions requires only minimal mathematical knowledge and will test your imagination as well as your brainpower. The motley collection ranges from conundrums and mathematical stunts to practical situations involving counting and measuring. Chess problems, magic squares, and a host of other intriguing scenarios will amuse and challenge puzzle enthusiasts and fans of recreational mathematics. Answers appear at the end of each chapter. These puzzles are the inventions of a gifted Soviet mathematician, Yakov Perelman, whose popular science books on astronomy, physics, and mathematics inspired generations of readers. Perelman's distinctive style, abounding in wit and ingenuity, adds a special flair to his timeless riddles and brainteasers. --Provided by publisher

Who reads Figures for Fun: Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums (Dover Brain Games: Math Puzzles)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Yakov Perelman
Publisher
Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9780486803456
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Mathematics, Sports, Fiction
Updated
2026-03-24

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