The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems by Martin Gardner (English) Hard

Description: The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems by Martin Gardner, Dana Richards Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Finally collected in one volume, Martin Gardners immensely popular short puzzles; along with a few new ones from the master. Publisher Description For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was Scientific Americans renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated math columns. Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics, probability, topology, and chess, among others. Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest, the puzzles gathered here, which complement the lengthier, more involved problems in The Colossal Book of Mathematics, have been selected by Gardner for their illuminating?and often bewildering?olutions. Filled with over 300 illustrations, this new volume even contains nine new mathematical gems that Gardner, now ninety, has been gathering for the last decade. No amateur or expert math lover should be without this indispensable volume? capstone to Gardners seventy-year career. Author Biography Martin Gardner (1914-2010) is regarded as one of the worlds leading experts on Lewis Carroll and his work. The author of more than a hundred books, he wrote the "Mathematical Games" column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and has been hailed by Douglas Hofstadter as "one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century." Details ISBN 0393061140 ISBN-13 9780393061147 Title The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems Author Martin Gardner, Dana Richards Format Hardcover Year 2005 Pages 512 Edition 1st Publisher WW Norton & Co GE_Item_ID:7246880; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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