Nonplussed! : mathematical proof of implausible ideas / Julian Havil.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havil, Julian, 1952-
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Miscellanea.
Mathematical recreations.
Paradox > Mathematics.
Genre:
Miscellanea.
Physical Description:xiii, 196 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Three tennis paradoxes
  • The uphill roller
  • The birthday paradox
  • The spin of a table
  • Derangements
  • Conway's chequerboard army
  • The toss of a needle
  • Torricelli's trumpet
  • Nontransitive effects
  • A pursuit problem
  • Parrondo's games
  • Hyperdimensions
  • Friday the 13th
  • Fractran.