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The New Scientist Puzzle Book

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This highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientistmagazine. You'll find puzzles that are great for sharing with friends at a pub, problems drawn fromreal-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative andwhimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed. With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinatingexploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas. You'll learn why a particular puzzleadaptation involved talking to an expert in sheep genetics, which solution was thought up by theBBC Radio 5 Drive team, and outside-the-box solutions to apparently straightforwardchallenges. This book is a must for any lover of puzzles or recreational mathematics.

Author Biography:

Rob Eastaway is the puzzle advisor for New Scientist's puzzle column. He is the author of severalbestselling books on everday maths, including Maths On The Back of an Envelope, Why do Buses Comein Threes? and Maths for Mums and Dads. He lives in London. Brian Hobbs is the host of the acclaimed podcast Brain Drop Puzzles. His puzzles also appearfrequently in New Scientist. He lives near Dallas, Texas.

Release date Australia

October 5th, 2023

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Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

Main

Illustrations

Black-and-white line illustrations throughout

Pages

240

Dimensions

153x234x17

ISBN-13

9781838958770

Product ID

36518222

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