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Rob Eastaway & Brian Hobbs

Description

This highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientist magazine. You'll find puzzles that are great for sharing with friends at a pub, problems drawn from real-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative and whimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed.

With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinating exploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas. You'll learn why a particular puzzle adaptation involved talking to an expert in sheep genetics and outside-the-box solutions to apparently straightforward challenges. This book is a must for any lover of puzzles or recreational mathematics.

Details

  • Format
    Paperback
  • Pages
    240
  • Size
    255 x 155mm
  • Publisher
    Allen & Unwin
  • ISBN
    9781838958770
Stock Code
230734
Our Price
$34.99
3 in stock for immediate dispatch