Mathematical puzzles: a connoisseur’s collection

Peter Winkler1568812019, 9781568812014

This collection includes more than 100 of the best (and some of the toughest)mathematical puzzles ever to appear in one volume.
You’ll need a love for mathematical reasoning and a streak of determination. You won’t need a professional acquaintance with mathematics; a motivated high school student has what it takes! If you’re up to the challenge, there’s even a chapter on Unsolved Puzzles.

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Table of contents :
Title page ……Page 1
Date-line ……Page 2
Dedication ……Page 3
Contents ……Page 4
Preface ……Page 5
Insight ……Page 8
Numbers ……Page 20
Combinatorics ……Page 28
Probability ……Page 40
Geometry ……Page 50
Geography(!) ……Page 64
Games ……Page 72
Algorithms ……Page 84
More Games ……Page 102
Handicaps ……Page 108
Toughies ……Page 126
Unsolved Puzzles ……Page 148
Afterword ……Page 166
Index of Puzzles ……Page 168
Author Biography ……Page 171