Perelman - Figures For Fun

Does your brain need a workout Are you wondering what to do Well this could be the book for you This is a great book for anyone who is looking for a challenge and if you get too stuck the author kindly also provided the answers at the end of each chapter — Splashes Into Books Give your mind a playful workout with this collection of more than 100 inventive puzzles. Finding the solutions requires only minimal mathematical knowledge and will test your imagination as well as your brainpower. The motley collection ranges from conundrums and mathematical stunts to practical situations involving counting and measuring. Chess problems magic squares and a host of other intriguing scenarios will amuse and challenge puzzle enthusiasts and fans of recreational mathematics. Answers appear at the end of each chapter. These puzzles are the inventions of a gifted Soviet mathematician Yakov Perelman whose popular science books on astronomy physics and mathematics inspired generations of readers. Perelmans distinctive style abounding in wit and ingenuity adds a special flair to his timeless riddles and brainteasers.