Product Description: . . . the great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching . . . You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow. -IAN STEWART, NEW SCIENTIST " . . . a delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination"...read more

Product Description: The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a setting rich in mathematical themes...read more

Explores number theory and patterns that emerge in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry

Product Description: "The subject of combinatorics is only slowly acquiring respectability and combinatorial games will clearly take longer than the rest of combinatorics. Perhaps this partly stems from the puritanical view that anything amusing can't possibly involve any worthwhile mathematics...read more