A mathematical pandoras box / (Record no. 4137)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 8175961104
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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 519.3 BOL
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bolt,Brain.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A mathematical pandoras box /
Statement of responsibility, etc Brian Bolt
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cambridges,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2005,
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 126 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 23.5 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc A Mathematical Pandora's Box has been written in response to the success of Brian Bolt's earlier mathematical puzzle books. Through his own experience, the author has discovered a worldwide interest in these and similar puzzles. Not only do they stimulate creative thinking but they can also open up new areas of mathematics to the reader. This book contains 142 activities: in addition to puzzles, there are games, tricks, models and explanations of various phenomena. They range from number manipulation, through happy and amicable numbers, coin puzzles, picnicking bears and pentominoes, to building shapes with cubes. Some of the puzzles date from hundreds of years ago while many others are original, giving everyone something to think about. There is a detailed commentary at the end of the book, giving solutions and explanations, together with the occasional follow-up problem
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical recreations.
Form subdivision Recreations & Games.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Paro College Library Paro College Library 19/12/2012   519.3 BOL *07423* 19/12/2012 19/12/2012 Books
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Paro College Library Paro College Library 19/12/2012   519.3 BOL *07424* 19/12/2012 19/12/2012 Books
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