A walk through history's most mind--boggling puzzles Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, riddles, conundrums, and puzzles of all sizes have kept humankind perplexed and amused. The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi takes die--hard puzzle mavens on a tour of the world's most enduringly intriguing braintwisters, from Konigsberg's Bridges and the Hanoi Towers to Fibonacci's Rabbits, the Four Color Problem, and the Magic Square. Each chapter introduces the basic puzzle, discusses the mathematics behind it, and includes exercises and answers plus additional puzzles similar to the one under discussion. Here is a veritable kaleidoscope of puzzling labyrinths, maps, bridges, and optical illusions that will keep aficionados entertained for hours. Marcel Danesi (Etobicoke, ON, Canada) is the author of Increase Your Puzzle IQ
- ISBN10 0471648167
- ISBN13 9780471648161
- Publish Date 27 August 2004
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 30 January 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English