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The average rating for Thinking With Data based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.has a rating of 4 stars

Review # 1 was written on 2010-04-12 00:00:00
2007was given a rating of 5 stars Sandra Bassett
While it is a target subject to change over time, recreational mathematics does have some staple subjects. They are: puzzles with numbers, magic squares, geometric dissections, problems with board games such as chess and general games. This book is largely a collection of some of the most commonly encountered problems in these areas. The first chapter is a section of ancient problems and puzzles, some of which are thousands of years old. In general, the problem and solution is given with little or no explanation of how the answer was derived. For the remainder of the problems, detailed explanations of the solutions are given. The range of the problems covers nearly all of recreational mathematics, being challenging without being hard. No mathematics beyond the basics of algebra is required to understand them. Although the book was last updated in 1953, the problems are still of interest. I consider them to be an accurate reflection of the areas of recreational mathematics and believe it could serve as a primer for anyone who is curious as to what recreational mathematics is. If you are a teacher of high school or college algebra, this book could also serve as an excellent source of problems that will pique the interest of your students.
Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-01 00:00:00
2007was given a rating of 3 stars Tony Minard
La mia generazione, e penso anche quella prima della mia, ha assorbito il concetto di "matematica ricreativa" dai libri di Martin Gardner. E prima di lui? Questo libro dovrebbe essere stato uno dei più importanti e famosi: posso assicurarvi che non è esattamente un'opera che induca il lettore ad apprezzare la materia. Dal mio punto di vista, l'unico capitolo di un certo interesse è stato quello sulle terne pitagoriche, con una trattazione ben più completa di quanto avessi mai visto in giro. Ma ad esempio la trattazione sui quadrati magici, con pagine e pagine di formule generatrici di alcuni tipi di quadrati ma senza alcuna - del resto inesistente - generalità, me la sono saltata a piè pari: la vita è troppo breve per fare tutto. Il libro comunque mi ha fatto imparare qualcosa: che Martin Gardner è stato davvero un genio della comunicazione, e scusate se è poco.


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