Recreations & Games

The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes' Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science introduces readers to the Bayesian approach to science: teasing out the link between probability and knowledge. The author strives to make this book accessible to a very broad...

An engaging collection of intriguing problems that shows you how to think like a mathematical physicist Paul Nahin is a master at explaining odd phenomena through straightforward mathematics. In this collection of twenty-six intriguing problems, he...

What are the strangest numbers? Where do numbers come from? Can maths guarantee riches? Why are three dimensions not enough? Can a butterfly's wings really cause a hurricane? Can maths predict the future? In How Big is Infinity?, acclaimed writer Tony...

Mathematics is the basis of casino games, which are the bedrock of a $100 billion/year industry. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette takes an in-depth look at the four biggest table games in casinos:...

CHOICE: Highly RecommendedQuarks, Leptons and The Big Bang, Third Edition, is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges the gap between non-technical popular accounts and textbooks...

Proves that math can be serious fun! If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is needed. With an emphasis on puzzling word problems with...

Geometry for the Artist is based on a course of the same name which started in the 1980s at Maharishi International University. It is aimed both at artists willing to dive deeper into geometry and at mathematicians open to learning about applications of...

In the modern world the theory of probability is used extensively in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine and, of course, gambling. A proposition bet is one that involves the use of probability -both estimated and actual -where an individual makes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682604182Author Jupiter KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Jupiter KidsPublisher Jupiter KidsWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 3mm

Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471350651Author STEWARTFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Hex: The Full Story is for anyone - hobbyist, professional, student, teacher - who enjoys board games, game theory, discrete math, computing, or history. hex was discovered twice, in 1942 by Piet Hein and again in 1949 by John F. nash. How did this...

This work consists of a series of "masterclasses", short sessions of mathematics beyond the standard school syllabus, aimed at 10 to 15-year-olds with a flair for mathematics who want to stretch themselves. The book is aimed to provide teachers with...

Enter the magical maze of mathematics and explore the surprising passageways of a fantastical world where logic and imagination converge. For mathematics is a maze--a maze in your head--a maze of ideas, a maze of logic. And that maze in your mind is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620456224Author Robert EastawayFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Trade Paper PressPublisher Trade Paper Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541943551Author Puzzle TherapistFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Puzzle TherapistPublisher Puzzle TherapistWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Exotic Betting at the Racetrack is unique as it covers the efficient-inefficient strategy to price and find profitable racetrack bets, along with handicapping that provides actual bets made by the author on essentially all of the major wagers offered at...

Martin Gardner, the "Mathematical Games" columnist for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, was also a philosopher, polymath, magician, religious thinker, and the author of more than 70 books, including The Annotated Alice, The Ambidextrous Universe,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541943742Author Puzzle TherapistFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Puzzle TherapistPublisher Puzzle TherapistWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620458136Author Marcel DanesiFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Trade Paper PressPublisher Trade Paper Press

We live in a world that is not quite "right." The central tenet of statistical inquiry is that Observation = Truth + Error because even the most careful of scientific investigations have always been bedeviled by uncertainty. Our attempts to measure...

Mathematical card effects offer both beginning and experienced magicians an opportunity to entertain with a minimum of props. Featuring mostly original creations, Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects presents an entertaining look at new...

This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories of gravity and cosmology. While aspects of this topic...

A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsTales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed by...

A mathematical exploration of the popular card game SETHave you ever played the addictive card game SET? Have you ever wondered about the connections between games and mathematics? If the answer to either question is "yes," then The Joy of SET is the...

This authoritative biography of Kurt Goedel relates the life of this most important logician of our time to the development of the field. Goedel's seminal achievements that changed the perception and foundations of mathematics are explained in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541943995Author Puzzle TherapistFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Puzzle TherapistPublisher Puzzle TherapistWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

David Singmaster believes in the presentation and teaching of mathematics as recreation. When the Rubik's Cube took off in 1978, based on thinly disguised mathematics, he became seriously interested in mathematical puzzles which would provide mental...

The history of mathematics is filled with major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. Problems of interest to gamblers led to the modern theory of probability, for example, and surreal numbers were inspired by the game of Go...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374535636Author Matt ParkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams)...

What can you do with your maths? You can use it to thoroughly understand all manner of things that cannot be dealt with in any other way. This book serves up a variety of problems and shows how mathematics answers them. Topics range from cracking codes...

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world-and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy the pieces collected here. These essays-from...

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video gamesDid you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a world steeped in mathematics? Matthew Lane reveals the hidden mathematics in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789810876555Author Kow Cheong YanFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Mathplus PublishingPublisher Mathplus PublishingWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

In China, lots of excellent maths students take an active part in various maths contests and the best six senior high school students will be selected to form the IMO National Team to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In the past ten...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541941687Author Puzzle TherapistFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Puzzle TherapistPublisher Puzzle TherapistWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Ornaments and icons, symbols of complexity or evil, aesthetically appealing and endlessly useful in everyday ways, knots are also the object of mathematical theory, used to unravel ideas about the topological nature of space. In recent years knot theory...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578633838Author Renna ShessoFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

David Singmaster believes in the presentation and teaching of mathematics as recreation. When the Rubik's Cube took off in 1978, based on thinly disguised mathematics, he became seriously interested in mathematical puzzles which would provide mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615193882Author Alex BellosFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 340g