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by Boris A. Kordemsky
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ISBN: 0486270785 Dover Publications Price: $12.95 |
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Most popular Russian puzzle book ever published. Marvelously varied puzzles ranging from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems. Lavishly illustrated with clear diagrams and amusing sketches. Edited for English-readers, while retaining warmth and charm of original. Inexpensive edition of first English translation. Introduction by Martin Gardner. 425 line illustrations. Solutions.
Table of Contents for The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations
| Introduction | |||||||
| Amusing Problems | |||||||
| Difficult Problems | |||||||
| Geometry with Matches | |||||||
| Measure Seven Times Before You Cut | |||||||
| Skill Will Find Its Applications Everywhere | |||||||
| Dominoes and Dice | |||||||
| Properties of Nine | |||||||
| With Algebra and without It | |||||||
| Mathematics with Almost No Calculations | |||||||
| Mathematical Games and Tricks | |||||||
| Divisibility | |||||||
| Cross Sums and Magic Squares | |||||||
| Numbers Curious and Serious | |||||||
| Numbers Ancient but Eternally Young | |||||||
| Answers | |||||||
| Index |