by Fred. Schuh ; translated by F. Göbel ; translation edited by T.H. O'Beirne
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xvi, 430 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations ;
ابعاد
22 cm
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
Translation of Wonderlijke problemen
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متن يادداشت
Machine derived contents note: [Asterisks indicate sections that involve algebraic formulae.] -- Chapter I: Hints for Solving Puzzles -- I. Various Kinds of Puzzles -- 1. Literary puzzles -- 2. Pure puzzles -- 3. Remarks on pure puzzles -- 4. Puzzle games -- 5. Correspondences and differences between puzzles and games -- II. Solving by Trial -- 6. Trial and error -- 7. Systematic trial -- 8. Division into cases -- 9. Example of a puzzle tree -- III. Classification System -- 10. Choosing a classification system -- 11. Usefulness of a classification system -- 12. More about the classification system -- IV. Solving a Puzzle by Simplification -- 13. Simplifying a puzzle -- 14. Example of how to simplify a puzzle -- 15. Remarks on the seven coins puzzle -- 16. Reversing a puzzle -- 17. Example of reversing a puzzle -- V. Solving a Puzzle by Breaking It Up -- 18. Breaking a puzzle up into smaller puzzles -- 19. Application to the crossing puzzle -- 20. Number of solutions of the crossing puzzle -- 21. Restrictive condition in the crossing puzzle -- 22. Shunting puzzle -- VI. Some Puzzles with Multiples -- 23. Trebles puzzle -- 24. Breaking up the trebles puzzle -- 25. Trebles puzzle with larger numbers -- 26. Doubles puzzle with 7-digit numbers -- 27. Remarks on the numbers of ʹ26 -- 28. Quintuples puzzle -- Chapter II: Some Domino Puzzles -- I. "Symmetric Domino Puzzle, with Extensions" -- 29. Symmetric domino puzzle -- 30. Extended symmetric domino puzzle -- 31. Another extension of the symmetric domino puzzle -- II. Doubly Symmetric Domino Puzzle -- 32. First doubly symmetric domino puzzle -- 33. Doubly symmetric domino puzzle without restrictive condition -- 34. Connection with the puzzle of ʹ32 -- 35. Second doubly symmetric domino puzzle -- 36. Puzzle with dominos in a rectangle -- III. Smallest and Largest Numbers of Corners -- 37. Salient and re-entrant angles -- 38. Puzzle with the smallest number of angles -- 39. Puzzle with the largest number of angles -- Chapter III: The Game of Noughts and Crosses -- I. Description of the Game -- 40. Rules of the game -- 41. Supplement to the game -- 42. Consequences of the rules -- II. Considerations Affecting Values of the Squares -- 43. Value of a square -- 44. Remarks on the value of a square -- III. Directions for Good Play -- 45. Semi-row or threat -- 46. Double threat -- 47. Combined threat -- 48. Replying to a double threat -- 49. Further directions for good play -- IV. Some Remarks on Good Play -- 50. Remarks on the double threat -- 51. Connection with the value of a move -- V. General Remarks on the Analysis of the Game -- 52. Preliminary remarks -- 53. Diagrams -- 54. Tree derived from the diagrams -- VI. Partial Analysis of the Game -- 55. "John starts with the central square 5, Peter replies with the corner square 1" -- 56. "John starts with the corner square 1, Peter replies with the central square 5" -- 57. "John starts with the border square 2, Peter replies with the central square 5" -- 58. Equitable nature of the game -- VII. Complete Analysis of the Game -- 59. "John starts with the central square 5, Peter replies with the border square 2" -- 60. "John starts with the corner square 1, Peter replies with the border square 2" -- 61. "John starts with the corner square 1, Peter replies with the corner square 3" -- 62. "John starts with the corner square 1, Peter replies with the border square 6" -- 63. "John starts with the corner square 1, Peter replies with the corner square 9"
بدون عنوان
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یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
A wealth of original challenges and new approaches to classic conundrums includes numerous worked examples and a focus on the mathematics behind the puzzles. "Exceptionally good value." Journal of Recreational Math
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دسترس پذيري
3.00
ویراست دیگر از اثر در قالب دیگر رسانه
عنوان
Master book of mathematical recreations.
عنوان قراردادی
عنوان قراردادي
Wonderlijke problemen.
زبان(وقتي جزئي از عنوان قراردادي باشد)
English
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Mathematical recreations
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
QA95
نشانه اثر
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S3613
1968
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )