The Mathematical Funfair

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
Introduction......Page 8
2 The car jam......Page 9
3 Who nobbled the racehorse?......Page 10
5 Number pyramids......Page 11
7 Ring the triangle......Page 12
8 The jeweller's chain......Page 13
10 The railcar terminus......Page 14
12 Mind stretching......Page 15
14 One step forivard, inarch!......Page 16
16 Complete the set......Page 17
18 The chocolate manufacturer's dilemma......Page 18
21 Three of a kind......Page 19
23 An elephantine hole......Page 20
24 Loading the ferry......Page 21
26 Ann's tower......Page 22
27 Seeing is believing!......Page 23
29 Find the route......Page 24
31 The police officer's beat......Page 25
33 The stamp machine......Page 26
35 All touching......Page 27
38 Rhyme around......Page 28
40 Two ivrongs make a right......Page 29
43 Matchstick manoeuvres......Page 30
45 The economy cut......Page 31
47 Not in her prime......Page 32
49 As easy as abc!......Page 33
50 Magic polygons......Page 34
54 Food for thought......Page 35
56 The dishonest gold exporter......Page 36
57 Do you know your birthday?......Page 37
59 Alphametic puzzles......Page 38
60 K9 or One man and his dog......Page 39
62 Topsy-turvy......Page 40
64 A topological trick......Page 41
67 Calculator challenge......Page 42
70 Odds on winning......Page 43
71 Tangrams......Page 44
74 One hundred up!......Page 45
76 Always one short......Page 46
78 The Embassy reception......Page 47
80 Sweeping the park efficiently......Page 48
81 Pentomino parcels......Page 49
83 Some curious number relations......Page 50
84 Concentric magic squares......Page 51
86 To set you thinking......Page 52
88 Spot the pattern......Page 53
90 Carving up the camels......Page 54
92 A fascinating family of square numbers......Page 55
94 Community coppers......Page 56
96 A symmetric cross-number puzzle......Page 57
98 One-upmanship!......Page 58
100 Robotics......Page 59
103 A doubly magic triangle......Page 60
104 The travelling salesman problem......Page 61
106 Edging along the octahedron......Page 63
108 Fun with subtraction......Page 64
111 Mixed doubles......Page 65
114 Who came in second?......Page 66
115 Chess board tours......Page 67
116 Amaze your friends......Page 68
118 Crossing the desert......Page 69
120 Can you help the motorway designer?......Page 70
122 What's wrong?......Page 71
123 Calendar capers......Page 72
126 Integers only......Page 73
128 A of magic squares......Page 74
3 Who nobbled the racehorse?......Page 75
6 The triangular building site......Page 76
9 The anti-litter campaign......Page 77
10 The railcar terminus......Page 78
13 The chapel hymnboard......Page 79
17 The Old Girls' reunion......Page 80
19 The Ruby wedding......Page 81
22 Coin contortions......Page 82
25 Postage due......Page 83
29 Find the route......Page 84
31 The police officer's beat......Page 85
34 Billy Hunter's bargain......Page 86
38 Rhyme around......Page 87
41 Narcissistic numbers......Page 88
44 Micro millions......Page 89
46 The variable menu......Page 90
49 As easy as abc!......Page 91
50 Magic polygons......Page 92
51 Factors galore......Page 93
53 How large a number can you make?......Page 94
56 The dishonest gold exporter......Page 95
59 Alphametic puzzles......Page 96
62 Topsy-turvy......Page 97
63 Which was the winning strategy?......Page 98
65 The blanket box......Page 99
68 Toasting efficiently......Page 100
70 Odds on winning......Page 101
72 Number the sectors......Page 102
75 Hidden shapes......Page 103
76 Always one short......Page 104
77 Amoeboid patterns......Page 105
80 Sweeping the park efficiently......Page 106
82 A stamp book with a difference......Page 107
86 To set you thinking......Page 108
87 Kirkman's schoolgirls problem......Page 109
88 Spot the pattern......Page 110
90 Carving up the camels......Page 111
93 Playing detective......Page 112
96 A symmetric cross-number puzzle......Page 113
97 Intersecting lines......Page 114
101 Think again!......Page 115
103 A doubly magic triangle......Page 116
105 Ever more triangles and squares......Page 117
108 Fun with subtraction......Page 118
112 Siting the airport terminal......Page 119
114 Who came in second?......Page 120
Queen's tours......Page 121
Bishop's tours......Page 122
117 Court card capers......Page 123
118 Crossing the desert......Page 124
119 Don't be square......Page 125
122 What's wrong?......Page 126
123 Calendar capers......Page 127
126 Integers only......Page 128
128 A multitude of magic squares......Page 129