Recreations & Games
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Nonstandard Notebook: Mathematically Ruled Pages for Unruly Thoughts
$18.00 Add to cartA revolutionary notebook that challenges us to play outside (and with) the lines.
A standard notebook displays page after page of horizontal lines. But what if we break the pattern? What if the ruled- Author: Chartier, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 022683090X
- Language: English
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The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius
$32.00 Add to cartThe first biography–“a stunning achievement” (Kai Bird, American Prometheus)–of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose
When he was six years old, Roger Penrose- Author: Barss, Patchen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1541603664
- Language: English
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The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes: 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection
$14.95 Read moreJoin the master sleuth as he and Dr. Watson examine interrupted chess matches at clubs and country homes, examining the pieces’ current positions to identify previous moves. Rather than predicting the… [more below]
- Series: Dover Recreational Math
- Author: Smullyan, Raymond M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 17 2012
- ISBN10: 0486482014
- Language: English
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Mage Merlin’s Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries
$16.95 Read moreSixteen of today’s greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles in a story-driven, illustrated volume that invites readers to peek over the edge of the unknown.
Most people think of mathematics as a set of- Author: Devadoss, Satyan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 24 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542757
- Language: English
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What Is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles
$16.95 Read more“The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written.” — Martin Gardner, Scientific American
“The value of the book lies in the wealth o… [more below]- Series: Dover Recreational Math
- Author: Smullyan, Raymond M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 18 2011
- ISBN10: 0486481980
- Language: English
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The Joy of Mathematics: Discovering Mathematics All Around You
$12.95 Read morePart of the joy of mathematics is that it is everywhere-in soap bubbles, electricity, da Vinci’s masterpieces, even in an ocean wave. Written by the well-known mathematics teacher consultant, this vol… [more below]
- Author: Pappas, Theoni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 23 1993
- ISBN10: 0933174659
- Language: English
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Math Games: Skill-Based Practice for Kindergarten
$24.99 Read moreBring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in kindergarten! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and pa… [more below]
- Series: Math Games: Skill-Based Practice
- Author: Hull, Ted H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1425812872
- Language: English
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The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
$17.99 Read moreMalba Tahan is the creation of a celebrated Brazilian mathematician looking for a way to bring some of the mysteries and pleasures of mathematics to a wider public. The adventures of Beremiz Samir, Th… [more below]
- Author: Tahan, Malba
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0393351475
- Language: English
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Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension: A Mathematician’s Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds o
$21.00 Add to cart
A revolutionary book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again–now in paperback
Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way th- Author: Parker, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 0374535639
- Language: English
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Creative Brain Games Extreme Sudoku
$6.99 Read morePut your problem-solving talents to the test with these 50 puzzles designed by a sudoku master for highly advanced enthusiasts. A mix of 9 x 9 and 16 x 16 square puzzles will challenge even the most s… [more below]
- Series: Dover Puzzle Books: Math Puzzles
- Author: Pazzelli, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0486849104
- Language: English
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Four Ways of Thinking: A Journey Into Human Complexity
$29.99 Read moreAcclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shares practical and insightful solutions for navigating the chaos and complexity of our lives
What is the best way to think about the world? How often do we cons- Author: Sumpter, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1250806267
- Language: English
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Mathematics and Chess
$14.95 Add to cart99 puzzles built around the chessboard. Arithmetical and probability problems, chessboard recreations, geometrical puzzles, mathematical amusements and games, more. Solutions.
- Series: Dover Recreational Math
- Author: Petkovic, Miodrag
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 02 2011
- ISBN10: 0486294323
- Language: English
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The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
$39.99 Add to cartFor more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was Scientific American’s renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated m… [more below]
- Author: Gardner, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0393061140
- Language: English
