Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes

by Marie-Jo Waeber and Gianni A. Sarcone

Book Overview

Do all problems have solutions? Is complexity synonymous with difficulty? This original collection of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes proves that things aren't always what they seem Readers will discover that nothing is as easy or as difficult as it looks and that puzzles can have one, several, or no solutions. The fun-filled puzzles begin with The Tricky Hole, a challenge that involves pushing a large coin through a small hole in a sheet of paper...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486493512
• ISBN13: 9780486493510
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher