Showing 1-20 of 201
Books on Mathematics > Recreations & Games
-
1.
By
Martin Gardner ,
Gardner
[Paperback 1994]
284
221
(22% OFF)
24 new & used from sellers starting at 
410
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
5-7 days
The noted expert selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles. Includes The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and dozens more. Complete solutions included.... more
-
2.
By
Anthony Ravielli ,
Martin Gardner
[Paperback 1986]
150
120
(20% OFF)
22 new & used from sellers starting at 495
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
3-4 days
A mixture of old and new riddles covering a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. 65 black-and-white illustrations.... more
-
3.
By
Rob Eastaway ,
Jeremy Wyndham ,
Barbara Shore
[Paperback 2004]
703
545
(22% OFF)
25 new & used from sellers starting at 459
Available.
Ships Free to India in
15-18 days
Dip into this intriguing book and discover the astonishing "37% rule" for blind dates, the avoidance tactic of the gentleman's urinal, and some extraordinary scams that have been devised to get rich quick. Here you will also uncover the origins of the seven-day week and the seven-note scale; an explanation... more
-
4.
By
Narendra Jussien
[Paperback 2007]
Available.
Sudoku is a logic puzzle that has become a worldwide phenomenon in the last few years: but where has it come from? How does it work? And what is the science behind sudoku what are the rules for generating and solving grids? Answers to all of these questions can be... more
-
5.
By
Ivan Moscovich
[Paperback 2004]
Available.
Assembled by a prominent puzzle-maker, this intriguing full-color book's challenges range from riddles of ancient geometry to modern issues of traffic patterns and interstellar communications. Dynamic illustrations help define underlying mathematical concepts. Solutions. Puzzlers will feel fit to be tiedDog Tied: If Fido is tied to a 10-foot-long rope, and... more
-
6.
By
Ian Stewart
[Hardbound 2009]
395
324
(18% OFF)
8 new & used from sellers starting at 459
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
4-5 days
From the author of "Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Curiosities" comes a new trove of entrancing numbers and delightful mathematical puzzles for adventurous minds. 200 b&w graphs, figures, and illustrations. Opening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and... more
-
7.
By
Raymond Smullyan
[Paperback 1998]
857
702
(18% OFF)
21 new & used from sellers starting at 514
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
5-7 days
In his most popular book since THE LADY OR THE TIGER? the grand vizier of the puzzle world gives us 1001 hours of brain-teasing fun. Smullyan includes wonderful old chestnuts and some fiendishly original puzzles, 225 in all. An absolute must for all puzzle fans from the middle-school whiz to... more
-
8.
By
Ian Livingstone ,
Jamie Thomson
[Paperback 2009]
Available.
All the games your brain can handle. A great way to have fun and build brain power, Brain Teasers offers a variety of games to delight and challenge even the most advanced puzzler. Brain Teasers shows off some outrageously fun new mindbenders, like anasearches (a combination of an anagram, a... more
-
9.
By
John Montroll
[Paperback 2009]
Available.
This book unravels the mystery of Geometry in Origami with a unique approach: 64 Polyhedra designs, each made from a single square sheet of paper, no cuts, no glue; each polyhedron the largest possible from the starting size of square and each having an ingenious locking mechanism to hold its... more
-
10.
By
Raymond M Smullyan
[Paperback 2009]
857
668
(22% OFF)
13 new & used from sellers starting at 777
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
5-7 days
A renowned mathematician tells stories of knights and knaves in an entertaining look at the logical precepts behind infinity, probability, time, and change. Requires a strong background in mathematics. Complete solutions.... more
-
11.
By
Greg N Frederickson
[Paperback 2010]
1,870
6 new & used from sellers starting at 2,844
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
5-7 days
These novel and original dissections will be a gold mine for math puzzle enthusiasts and for math educators.... more
-
12.
By
Martin Gardner
[Unknown]
Available.
This book contains amusing and intriguing problems involving knots, interlocking rings, rotations and and reflections, logical paradox, topological theory, two-dimensional universes, chess strategies, and gambling odds. Seasoned with Gardner's interest in the history and philosophy of science, this delightful book is a treasure-trove of puzzles, anecdotes, games, and logical theory.... more
-
13.
By
Brian Bolt
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 1993]
779
701
(10% OFF)
Discontinued
Description: A Mathematical Pandora's Box has been written in response to the success of Brian Bolt's earlier mathematical puzzle books. Through his own experience, the author has discovered a worldwide interest in these and similar puzzles. Not only do they stimulate creative thinking but they can also open up new... more
-
14.
By
Pickover
[Unknown]
3,390
27 new & used from sellers starting at 475
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
5-7 days
Thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems ranging from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number.... more
-
15.
By
Martin Gardner
[Paperback 2009]
1,055
760
(28% OFF)
22 new & used from sellers starting at 665
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
4-5 days
Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, and the puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematical diversions return to readers with updates to all the chapters, including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and other developments and discoveries. Read about Knuth's Word Ladders program and the latest developments in the... more
-
16.
By
Ian Stewart
[Paperback 2010]
345
300
(13% OFF)
23 new & used from sellers starting at 629
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
4-5 days
Following on the success of his books Math Hysteria and How to Cut a Cake, Ian Stewart is back with more stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics. From the math of mazes, to cones... more
-
17.
By
Istvan Reiman
[Paperback 2010]
495
396
(20% OFF)
9 new & used from sellers starting at 2,028
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
2-3 days
A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles, this fully updated three-volume series will challenge and engage serious mathematicians and enthusiasts alike. About the Book: A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles featuring every question set from 19591975, along with comprehensive solutions and multiple answers where applicable. A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles,... more
-
18.
By
Alexie Sossinsky
[Paperback 2010]
195
160
(18% OFF)
In Stock.
Ships Free to India in
4-5 days
A guide to the basic ideas and applications of knot theory, Knots takes us from Lord Kelvins earlyand mistakenidea of using the knot to model the atom, almost a century and a half ago, to the central problem confronting knot theorists today: distinguishing among various knots, classifying them, and finding... more
-
19.
By
Seymour S Block ,
Santiago A Tavares
[Paperback 2009]
879
681
(22% OFF)
37 new & used from sellers starting at 398
Available.
Ships Free to India in
15-18 days
Sudoku has become a vastly popular and even addictive game. But fans may not know that Sudoku is a recent offshoot of the venerable Magic Square, which dates back over 4,000 years to ancient China, where it was literally considered magical. Indeed, Magic Squares have fascinated centuries of mystics, astrologers,... more
-
20.
By
Brian Bolt
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 1992]
In Stock.
Delivers in 60 seconds!
Description: Mathematical Cavalcade follows the very successful Amazing Mathematical Amusement Arcade and The Mathematical Funfair by the same author. It contains a further 131 puzzles to challenge people of all ages. Hints and solutions are given in a commentary at the back of the book. Mathematical cavalcade follow the very... more
