Mathematical entertainments: A collection of illuminating puzzles

Cover......Page 1 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 6 1: "Census-Taker" Problems......Page 14 2: Diophantine-Type Problems......Page 21 3: Konigsberg Bridges, Design Tracing, and Euler......Page 31 4: Bits and Pieces......Page 38 5: Coin Weighing Problems......Page 56 6: Fermat's Theorem; Sailors and Coconuts......Page 62 7: Partitioning Problems......Page 74 8: Symmetry......Page 84 9: Parlor Tricks and Number Manipulation......Page 95 10: Divisibility by Various Numbers......Page 105 11: Problems Which Seem to Have No Solution......Page 112 12: Probability Problems......Page 119 *: (Read It to Find Out)......Page 127 14: Humor in Mathematics......Page 128 15: A Slight Electrical Interlude and Some Undigested Thoughts......Page 141 16: Left-Overs - From Greeks to Computers......Page 148 Index......Page 168