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      Paperback Mathematical Quickies: 270 Stimulating Problems with Solutions Book
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      ISBN: 0486249492

      ISBN13: 9780486249490

      Mathematical Quickies: 270 Stimulating Problems with Solutions (Dover Books on Mathematical and Word Recreations)

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      Book Overview

      Nearly 300 mathematical brain-teasers from the fields of arithmetic, algebra, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, number theory, and general recreational mathematics. From simple to complex; all challenge the reader to devise solutions more elegant than the ones provided. Offers hours of brain-bending amusement. 270 problems. 121 illustrations. Solutions. List of Sources. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Problems with easy, quick solutions if you approach it right

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      The best problems conform to the following pattern: 1) Easy to state and understand. 2) Appear difficult to solve and in fact are hard to solve if the approach is wrong. 3) Easy to solve if the proper techniques are applied. All 270 problems in this collection satisfy these criteria. Taken from the `Quickies' column in Mathematics Magazine, these are excellent problems that will tax you if you approach them from...

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