The magic square experts apply their wits to magic cubes. You need no advanced mathematical knowledge to construct these three-dimensional mind bogglers; including pandiagonal and perfect cubes — many entirely new constructions, too. Hours of enjoyment for beginning and advanced magic-cube buffs. 111 figures.
Brain Busters! Mind-Stretching Puzzles in Math and Logic by Barry R. Clarke Fifty-one original puzzles include complex crosswords, a collection of amusing stories with a series of clues that lead to a single solution at the end, and an advanced series of math and logic puzzles.
The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll Whimsically and delightfully presented mathematical recreations by the author of Alice in Wonderland are solved by arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties. 6 illustrations. Two books bound as one.
Mathematical Recreations and Essays by W. W. Rouse Ball, H. S. M. Coxeter This classic work offers scores of stimulating, mind-expanding games and puzzles: arithmetical and geometrical problems, chessboard recreations, magic squares, map-coloring problems, cryptography and cryptanalysis, much more. Includes 150 black-and-white line illustrations.
The Ultimate Hidden Picture Puzzle Book by Joe Boddy Twenty-four delightfully drawn tableaux with ingeniously concealed objects: a near-sighted giant's mislaid glasses; tools belonging to an absent-minded tree-house builder; many other items.
The Ultimate Dot-to-Dot Book by Barbara Soloff Levy These 45 full-page brainteasers, designed for all ages, combine letters of the alphabet with numbers that go well over 100. The result? A diverting array of ready-to-color pictures — animals, buildings, vehicles, more.
