Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles by Hess, Dick

Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486497389)

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Format: Paperback
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Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles by Hess, Dick

Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles

$6.95
Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles by Hess, Dick

Golf on the Moon: Entertaining Mathematical Paradoxes and Puzzles

$6.95
Format: Paperback
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Divide a rectangular cake into five even pieces, calculate the cost of running a successful casino, figure out the maximum number of losses on the road to winning the U.S. Open Tennis Championship, and solve other amusing and challenging puzzles -- including a mathematical brainteaser involving a couple of holes of golf on the surface of the moon.
In addition to logical puzzles and mathematical paradoxes, this original collection features a variety of word problems and sports-related riddles. The puzzles, which vary in complexity from playful propositions to tough mathematical conundrums, are suitable for ages 12 and up. Detailed solutions appear at the end.


Author: Dick Hess
ISBN-10: 0486497380
ISBN-13: 9780486497389
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2014
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d
By Dick Hess
By Dick Hess
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Dick Hess has a Ph.D. in physics from UC Berkeley. He worked for Logicon, Inc., for 27 years as a solver of technical and management problems in the field of aerospace.

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