Book:Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems
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Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems
Published $\text {1932}$, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
Contents
- NOTE (Alice Dudeney)
- PREFACE (Alice Dudeney)
- Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems --
- Money Puzzles
- Age and Kinship Puzzles
- Clock Puzzles
- Locomotion and Speed Puzzles
- Digital Puzzles
- Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Puzzles
- Geometrical Problems --
- Dissection Puzzles
- Patchwork Puzzles
- Various Geometrical Puzzles
- Moving Counter Problems
- Unicursal and Route Problems
- Combination and Group Problems
- Magic Square, Measuring, Weighing, and Packing Problems
- Crossing River Problems, and Problems Concerning Games, and Puzzle Games
- Unclassified Problems
- Solutions
- Index
Critical View
Not as much care has been taken over selecting the contents of this volume as necessary.
There is more than one instance of a problem appearing twice, although in a slightly different form.
Categorisation is haphazard.
Click here for errata
Sources
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Introduction (Martin Gardner)
Source work progress
- Complete except for some solutions.
- Still to be completed:
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $11$. -- Distribution (construction of a general rule)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $20$. -- Boys and Girls
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $86$. -- Digits and Cubes (for either an analytical approach or a computer program that will do it)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $90$. -- Summing the Digits (set up a page detailing the general rule)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $93$. -- Figures for Letters
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $96$. -- Wrong to Right
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $98$. -- Digital Money
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $100$. -- Digital Squares (investigate and document Dudeney's technque)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $109$. -- Perfect Squares (general rule)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $112$. -- Simple Division
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $122$. -- A Question of Cubes
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $126$. -- Making Squares (possibly an analytical technique)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $161$. -- Blocks and Squares
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $162$. -- Find the Triangle
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $168$. -- Mental Arithmetic (explanation and expansion)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $181$. -- Three Greek Crosses from One (redraw diagram as given analysis is flawed)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $203$. -- A Triangle Puzzle
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Moving Counter Problems: $246$. -- Transferring the Counters
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unicursal and Route Problems: $267$. -- A Motor-Car Tour
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Combination and Group Problems: $284$. -- Lamp Signalling
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Crossing River Problem, and Problems Concerning Games and Puzzle Games: $315$. -- Arranging the Dominoes
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $319$. -- The Ten Cards (Complete the analysis of the two other opening moves)
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Problems: $348$. -- Blowing Out the Candle