{"product_id":"mathematical-puzzles-peter-winkler-9780367206925","title":"Mathematical Puzzles","description":"\u003cp\u003eResearch in mathematics is much more than solving puzzles, but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun: it helps focus the mind and increases one's armory of techniques for doing mathematics. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMathematical Puzzles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this connection explicit by isolating important mathematical methods, then using them to solve puzzles and prove a theorem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of the world's best mathematical puzzles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter features a technique for solving mathematical puzzles, examples, and finally a genuine theorem of mathematics that features that technique in its proof\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuzzles that are entertaining, mystifying, paradoxical, and satisfying; they are not just exercises or contest problems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Winkler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367206927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367206925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A K PETERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Peter Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995293450495,"sku":"9780367206925","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f991a828-d313-4d80-ad50-ae113c0491f8.jpg?v=1683334990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mathematical-puzzles-peter-winkler-9780367206925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}