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