Knots and  Borromean Rings, RepTiles, and Eight Queens
Series: New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Mathematical Association of America
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780521756136
Other titles: The unexpected hanging and other mathematical diversions
Description: "The hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e - all these and more are back in Martin Gardner's inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related; take a trip into the fourth dimension; try out new dissections of stars, crosses, and polygons; and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games"--