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Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll : Pillow Problems; A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll (1958, Trade Paperback)
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Enjoy the mathematical recreations of Lewis Carroll with this Dover Recreational Math Ser. book. This trade paperback book, published by Dover Publications, Incorporated in 1958, features 261 pages of puzzles and activities that will surely keep you entertained for hours. The book is illustrated and written in English, making it accessible to a wider audience. The book's aspects include a length of 8 inches, a width of 5.4 inches, and a weight of 12.7 ounces. It belongs to the genre of games and activities, with a topic of general puzzles. This book is perfect for anyone who loves mathematics and wants to enjoy some fun and challenging activities.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486204936
ISBN-139780486204932
eBay Product ID (ePID)155867
Product Key Features
Book TitleMathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll : Pillow Problems; a Tangled Tale
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Puzzles
Publication Year1958
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Games & Activities
AuthorLewis Carroll
Book SeriesDover Math Games and Puzzles Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromSeventh Grade
SynopsisWhimsically 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., Virtually unobtainable for many years, these two books by Lewis Carroll (C. L. Dodgson) have now been reprinted in their entirety for the pleasure of modern enthusiasts of mathematical puzzles. Written by the 19th-century mathematician who gave us Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass , they contain an unusual combination of wit and mathematical intricacy that will test your mathematical ingenuity and provide hours of stimulating entertainment. Pillow-Problems is one of the rarest of all Lewis Carroll's works. It contains 72 mathematical posers ranging from those that can be solved by arithmetic, simple algebra, or plane geometry, to those that require more advanced algebra, trigonometry, algebraical geometry, differential calculus, and transcendental probabilities. Both numerical answers and fully worked out solutions are given, each in a separate section so that you can test your methods of problem-solving even after you have looked up the answer to a problem. In A Tangled Tale , Carroll embodies some of his most perplexing mathematical puzzles in the ten knots or chapters of a delightful story that has all the charm and wit of his better-known works. The Tale was originally printed as a monthly magazine serial, and many readers sent in solutions to the problems that were posed in it. In the long Appendix to The Tale , which contains the answers and solutions to the problems, Carroll uses the answers sent in by readers as the basis for illuminating and entertaining discussions of the many wrong ways in which the problems can be attacked, as well as the right ways.
LC Classification NumberQA95
