Research 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. Mathematical Puzzles makes this connection explicit by
isolating important mathematical methods, then using them to solve
puzzles and prove a theorem. Features A collection of the world's
best mathematical puzzles Each chapter features a technique for
solving mathematical puzzles, examples, and finally a genuine
theorem of mathematics that features that technique in its proof
Puzzles that are entertaining, mystifying, paradoxical, and
satisfying; they are not just exercises or contest problems.
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