The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi

The Ten Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time

Marcel Danesi

248 pages, parution le 27/09/2004

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Résumé

A walk through history's most mind-boggling puzzles

Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, riddles, conundrums, and puzzles of all sizes have kept humankind perplexed and amused. The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi takes die-hard puzzle mavens on a tour of the world's most enduringly intriguing braintwisters, from Königsberg's Bridges and the Hanoi Towers to Fibonacci's Rabbits, the Four Color Problem, and the Magic Square. Each chapter introduces the basic puzzle, discusses the mathematics behind it, and includes exercises and answers plus additional puzzles similar to the one under discussion. Here is a veritable kaleidoscope of puzzling labyrinths, maps, bridges, and optical illusions that will keep aficionados entertained for hours.

L'auteur - Marcel Danesi

Marcel Danesi is the author of Increase Your Puzzle IQ (Wiley) and The Puzzle Instinct, among many other books on semiotic topics. He is Professor of Semiotics and Linguistics at the University of Toronto and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory. Danesi has also been cross-appointed as a professor of education, having established a continuing studies mathematics program for students with difficulties in this subject.

Sommaire

The Riddle of the Sphinx
Alcuin's River-Crossing Puzzle
Fibonacci's Rabbit Puzzle
Euler's Königsberg Bridges Puzzle
Guthrie's Four-Color Problem
Lucas's Towers of Hanoi Puzzle
Loyd's Get Off the Earth Puzzle
Epimenides' Liar Paradox
The Lo Shu Magic Square
The Cretan Labyrinth
Answers and Explanations

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Marcel Danesi
Parution	27/09/2004
Nb. de pages	248
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	340g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471648161
ISBN13	978-0-471-64816-1