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  | | My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Recreational Math) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1994 by Dover Publications Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-486-28152-0, ISBN: 0-486-28152-3 "Over a period of 25 years as author of the Mathematical Games column for "Scientific American," Martin Gardner devoted a column every six months or so to short math problems or puzzles. He was especially careful to present new and unfamiliar puzzles that had not been included in such classic collections as those by Sam Loyd and Henry Dudeney. Later, these puzzles were published in book collections, incorporating reader feedback on alter ..." |
 | | Calculus Made Easy(Updated) by Silvanus Phillips Thompson, Martin Gardner Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 1998 by St. Martin's Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-312-18548-0, ISBN: 0-312-18548-0 "Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language and methods throughout, and an appendix of challenging and enjoyable practice problems, Calculus Made Easy has been thoroughly updated for ..." |
 | | Relativity Simply Explained(1st Edition) (Dover Classics of Science & Mathematics) by Martin Gardner, Anthony Ravielli Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1997 by Dover Publications Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-486-29315-8, ISBN: 0-486-29315-7 "Since the publication of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, the discovery of such astronomical phenomena as quasars, pulsars, and black holes -- all intimately connected to relativity -- has provoked a tremendous upsurge of interest in the subject.This volume, a revised version of Martin Gardner's earlier Relativity for the Million, brings this fascinating topic up to date. Witty, perceptive, and easily accessible to the g ..." |
 | | Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1984 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-24761-8, ISBN: 0-486-24761-9 ""A fascinating, challenging book." ― A.L.A. BooklistLearn to use the most important codes and methods of secret communication in use since ancient times. Cipher and decipher codes used by spies. Explore the famous codes that changed the fate of nations and political leaders. And enjoy hours of fun experimenting with cryptography ― the science of secret writing. Beginning with simple letter substitutions and transposition ciphers, world- ..." |
 | | Entertaining Science Experiments with Everyday Objects by Martin Gardner, Anthony Ravielli Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1981 by Dover Publications Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-486-24201-9, ISBN: 0-486-24201-3 "To Martin Gardner, seeing is not just believing — it is understanding. This fundamental rule has made him one of the most successful teachers and popularizers of science in America. With the simple instructions in this book and a few commonly available household objects, you or your child can easily learn even the most difficult scientific principles by directly experiencing how they work.Gardner shows you how to re-create classic exper ..." |
 | | Casey at the Bat (Dover Children's Classics) by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Martin Gardner, Jim Hull Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2012 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-48510-2, ISBN: 0-486-48510-2 "A blend of the absurd and thetragic lies at the heart of this immortal baseball ballad, an authentic masterpiece of American humor. This grand edition steps up to the plate with more thanfifty bold pen-and-ink drawings that perfectly capture the poem's ironic tone and comic spirit.From its 1888 debut in the "San Francisco Examiner, " "Casey at the Bat" quickly caught on with a public that was embracing baseball as the national pastime. ..." |
 | | The Colossal Book of Mathematics(1st Edition) Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems by Martin Gardner Hardcover, 736 Pages, Published 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-02023-6, ISBN: 0-393-02023-1 "No amateur or maths authority can be without The Colossal Book of Mathematics--the ultimate compendium from America's best-loved mathematical expert. Whether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of "nothing", Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of "recreational mathematics". The Colossal Book of Mathematics collects together Gardner's most popular pieces from his legendary "Mathematica ..." |
 | | The Universe in a Handkerchief Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays by Martin Gardner, Lewis Carroll Hardcover, 158 Pages, Published 1998 by Copernicus ISBN-13: 978-0-387-94673-3, ISBN: 0-387-94673-X "Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays Martin Gardner ... famous English puzzle maker, included the interlaced squares in "Some Much Discussed Puzzles," an article in Strand Magazine (May 1908). ... properties that have been explored by John Horton Conway and discussed in Chapter 6 of my Fractal Music, HyperCards, and More. ... I analyzed it in Chapter 9 of The Second Book of Mathematical Puzzles a ..." |
 | | Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles(Updated) by Martin Gardner, Anthony Ravielli Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1986 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-25211-7, ISBN: 0-486-25211-6 "A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\nPlaying with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime - as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem.Writt ..." |
 | | Mathematics, Magic and Mystery(1st Edition) (Dover Recreational Math) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1956 by Dover Publications Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-486-20335-5, ISBN: 0-486-20335-2 "Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule, we simply accept these tricks and "magic" without recognizing that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, number theory, topology, and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book-length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Writte ..." |
 | | WHEN YOU WERE A TADPOLE AND I WAS A FISH by Martin Gardner Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 2010 by Hill & Wang Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53241-3, ISBN: 0-374-53241-9 "Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for "Scientific American" which introduced generations of readers to the joys of recreational mathematics Martin Gardner has for decades pursued a parallel career as a devastatingly effective debunker of what he once famously dubbed "fads and fallacies in the name of science." It is mainly in this latter role that he is onstage in this collection of choice essays."When Y ..." |
 | | TheEmperor's New Mind Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics by Penrose, Roger ON Mar-04-1999, Paperback(1st Edition) by Sir Roger Penrose, Martin Gardner Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-286198-6, ISBN: 0-19-286198-0 "For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do? In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose--eminent physicist and winner, with Stephen Hawking, of the prestig ..." |
 | | The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener(2nd Edition) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 1999 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-0-312-20682-6, ISBN: 0-312-20682-8 "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener showcases Martin Gardner as the consummate philosopher, thinker, and great mathematician that he is. Exploring issues that range from faith to prayer to evil to immortality, and far beyond, Garnder challenges the discerning reader with fundamental questions of classical philosophy and life's greater meanings.Recalling such philosophers was Wittgenstein and Arendt, The Whys of Philosophical Scrivene ..." |
 | | Visitors from Oz The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman (Penguin Press Science) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-027990-0, ISBN: 0-14-027990-3 "the wild adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman Martin Gardner. Tweedle?" asked the Scarecrow. "I read it somewhere years ago in a collection of funny poems. I think I can remember how it goes. Would you like to hear it ..." |
 | | The Flight of Peter Fromm(Reprint) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1994 by Prometheus ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-911-7, ISBN: 0-87975-911-9 "The Flight of Peter Fromm is a novel of ideas disguised as the biography of a young man from a Pentecostal fundamentalist background in Oklahoma, who loses his faith while a student at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His spiritual odyssey is narrated by his mentor, a professor at the divinity school - who is actually a humanist who believes neither in God nor in an afterlife. Although Peter never abandons his theism or his ad ..." |
 | | The Healing Revelations of Mary Baker Eddy The Rise and Fall of Christian Science by Martin Gardner Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 1993 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-838-7, ISBN: 0-87975-838-4 "A new critical assessment of Mary Baker Eddy and the international movement she spawned is long overdue. Of the hundreds of books written about Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, almost all have been by believers. With the notable exception of Mark Twain's Christian Science, the small number penned by skeptics have long since gone out of print.Martin Gardner, noted for his work in science, mathematics, philosophy, and literature, ha ..." |
 | | The New Age(Reprint) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 273 Pages, Published 1991 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-644-4, ISBN: 0-87975-644-6 "Not since his Science: Good, Bad and Bogus has there been such a bountiful offering of the delightful combination of drollery and horse sense that has made Martin Gardner the undisputed dean of the critics of pseudoscience.In The New Age: Notes of a Fringe-Watcher, Gardner confronts new trends in pseudoscience and the paranormal: from the much-publicized past-life exploits of Shirley MacLaine to the latest in perpetual-motion machines, ..." |
 | | Gardner's Whys & Wherefores(Updated) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1990 by Oxford Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-19-286106-1, ISBN: 0-19-286106-9 |
 | | Mathematical Circus(Updated) More Games, Puzzles, Paradoxes and Other Mathematical Entertainments from "Scientific American" (Penguin Press Science) by Martin Gardner Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013478-0, ISBN: 0-14-013478-6 "A delicious collection of optical illusions,memorable palindromes and mind bending puzzles." |
 | | Science Good, Bad, and Bogus by Martin Gardner Paperback, 429 Pages, Published 1989 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-573-7, ISBN: 0-87975-573-3 "In this lively collection, Gardner examines the rich and hilarious variety of pseudoscientific conjectures that dominate the media today. With a special emphasis on parapsychology and occultism, these witty pieces address the evidence put forth to support claims of ESP, psychokinesis, faith healing, and other pseudoscience." |
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