{"product_id":"mathematical-puzzles-peter-winkler-9780367206932","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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA collection of the world's best mathematical puzzles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuzzles that are entertaining, mystifying, paradoxical, and satisfying; they are not just exercises or contest problems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Winkler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367206935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367206932\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 Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Peter Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126887805183,"sku":"9780367206932","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56beb55a-d218-4a5f-86b2-f8450baa92ce.jpg?v=1687450704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mathematical-puzzles-peter-winkler-9780367206932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}