Mathematical Puzzles

• 

  Mathematical Puzzles

  By Peter Winkler

  Prove that you cannot cover all of 3-space with a set of slabs the sum of whose thicknesses is finite. ... perpendicular to the plane of the bugs, and let gi be the bug in graph (this time, in the sense of graphing 227 Journey into Space.

• 

  Mathematical Puzzles

  By Peter Winkler

  (Chapter 18) Bugs on a Pyramid: Number the bugs and ask: When one looks at the triangle made by the others, ... (Chapter 17) Chinese Nim: Starting from (1,2), find a pattern linking the positions you don't want to be in.

• 

  Mathematical Puzzles

  By Peter Winkler

  This book makes the connection explicit by isolating important mathematical methods, then using them to solve puzzles and prove a theorem.

• 

  Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection

  By Peter Winkler

  The wording of the puzzles, and their solutions, is my own and I must take full responsibility for errors and ambiguities. Feel free to send complaints, corrections, and puzzle source information via email to ...

• 

  Mathematical Puzzles

  By Sam Loyd

  ( 26297-9 ) LEWIS CARROLL'S GAMES AND PUZZLES ( NEWLY COMPILED AND EDITED BY EDWARD WAKELING ) , Lewis Carroll . ( 26922-1 ) PILLOW PROBLEMS AND A TANGLED TALE , Lewis Carroll . ( 20493-6 ) REDISCOVERED LEWIS CARROLL PUZZLES , Lewis ...