... Martin, 1914-
Entertaining mathematical puzzles.
Reprint. Originally published: Mathematical puzzles. New York: Crowell,
1961.
With minor corrections.
Bibliography:
p.
1.
Mathematical recreatiOnS. ... it can
be
ignored completely in most speed and distance prob-
lems.
~
.
30
ENTERTAINING
MATHEMATICAL
PUZZLES
Martin
Gardner
Illustrated
by
Anthony Ravielli
DOVER
PUBLICATIONS, ...
it, making an additional profit of
$10.
Total profit, therefore,
is
$30.
15
ENTERTAINING
MATHEMATICAL
PUZZLES
To catch 100 rats in 100
minutes-assuming
this
is
how
the cats go about...
... DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS
MARTIN GARDNER
Mathematical
Puzzles
A
NEW
SELECTION
:
from Origami to Recreational Logic,
from Digital Roots and Dudeney Puzzles to
the Diabolic Square, from the ... 7 to
4
and so
on);1,7,2,8and4,6,3, 5;and4,7,2, 5and6, 1, 8,3. See
W.
W.
Rouse Ball's Mathematical Recreations and Essays,
Chapter 7, for a simple proof that the octahedron is the only ... un-
breakable limits on the varieties of crystal growth. Some
day physicists may even discover mathematical limitations
to the number of fundamental particles and basic laws. No
one of course...
... rest
of
the collection. In a few instances
where puzzles were inexplicable
without
a knowledge
of
Russian words, I substi·
tuted
puzzles
of
a similar
nature
using English words. ... straight lines
so
that
the
sums
of
the numbers
in each
part
are equal?
10
The
Moscow
Puzzles
78.
DOMINO
FRACTIONS
From
a
box
of
dominoes remove
the
doubles (tiles
with
the ... moves.
5.
COUNT!
How
many
different triangles are there in
the
figure?
2
The
Moscow
Puzzles
widely sold
throughout
the
U.S.S.R.,
but
Kordemsky's
book
is
now regarded...
... appropriately placed
// to be locked to the first one
if (puzzleObjects[i].piece.x !=
Chapter 6: Picture Puzzles: Sliding and Jigsaw
224
The second parameter is
slideEffect
, and it takes either
true
or
false
as ... movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject:Object,
dx,dy:int, slideEffect:Boolean) {
Chapter 6: Picture Puzzles: Sliding and Jigsaw
210
So, instead of randomly placing each piece, we’ll start with the ...
validMove
that this piece
does indeed have a valid move:
“up”
.
Sliding Puzzle Game
207
6
Picture Puzzles:
Sliding and Jigsaw
■
Manipulating Bitmap Images
■
Sliding Puzzle Game
■
Jigsaw Puzzle...
... essential for
an understanding of option theory, and present the mathematical tools in a format which is
immediately applicable. Many of the mathematical problems of option theory were first solved
as ... that the normal distribution N (µt,σ
2
t) has
an MGF given by
M() = e
(µ+
1
2
σ
2
2
)t
310
Mathematical Appendix
or collecting terms
−
∂ f
∂T
−
∂
∂x
T
{( pU
−
− (1 − p)D
+
) f }+
1
2
∂
2
∂x
2
T
{( ... sinh
−1
1
2
ˆ
δ
x
)
2
u
n+1
m
= e
+α(1−θ)(2 sinh
−1
1
2
ˆ
δ
x
)
2
u
n
m
(A9.5)
where α = δT /(δx)
2
.
345
Mathematical Appendix
There are libraries full of textbooks on applied mathematics and there is...
... can eliminate unnecessary computations:
199
Important Symbols, Terminology, Formulas, and General Mathematical Information
1
⁄
100
= .01 = 1%
1
⁄
10
= .1 = 10%
1
⁄
5
=
2
⁄
10
= .2 = .20 = 20%
3
⁄
10
= ... polygon
202
Part I: Analysis of Exam Areas
Team-LRN
197
IMPORTANT SYMBOLS,
TERMINOLOGY, FORMULAS,
AND GENERAL MATHEMATICAL
INFORMATION
Common Math Symbols and Terms
Symbol References:
= is equal to
≠ is not ... the circle
Circle — Composed of 360°
203
Important Symbols, Terminology, Formulas, and General Mathematical Information
Team-LRN
198
Part I: Analysis of Exam Areas
Math Formulas
Triangle Perimeter...
...
Sunglasses
works with other rectangles - adjust starting size to suit head!
Sasaki's Puzzles
Here are some folding puzzles to get your brain and fingers working!
The idea is to reproduce the colour/white ... possible
There are no prizes available, but it's a lot of fun!
Here are some folds & puzzles using paper.
Simple Models
banger
Rick Nordal's surprise fold
foil flower
paper pistol
sasaki's...