Book:Martin Gardner/Mathematical Circus

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Martin Gardner: Mathematical Circus

Published $\text {1979}$, Penguin

ISBN 0-14-013478-6


Contents

Introduction
1. Optical Illusions
2. Matches
3. Spheres and Hyperspheres
4. Patterns of Induction
5. Elegant Triangles
6. Random Walks and Gambling
7. Random Walks on the Plane and in Space
8. Boolean Algebra
9. Can Machines Think?
10. Cyclic Numbers
11. Eccentric Chess and Other Problems
12. Dominoes
13. Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers
14. Simplicity
15. The Rotating Round Table and Other Problems
16. Solar System Oddities
17. Mascheroni Constructions
18. The Abacus
19. Palindromes: Words and Numbers
20. Dollar Bills
Bibliography