Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments

by Martin Gardner

Book Overview

Introduces puzzles and math problems involving coincidence, ciphers, games, the I Ching, geometric figures, and paradoxes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716717999
• ISBN13: 9780716717997
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Less entertaining than the usual Martin Gardner

I loved reading Martin Gardner's books since I was a kid. Unfortunately, though packed with mathematical curiousities, I found the present book a drag to read. Some chapters were particularly dry and others just too mechanical. The addenda to each chapter, trying to beat each topic to death, detract from the flow of the book. There are some nice problems in there, but you may want to skip some sections altogether.

Gardner weaves the magic of math

Gardner weaves the magic of mathematics again in this awesome math "thriller". After 'Time Travel', this is the second book I read, and I think Gardner does a wonderful job of going about math in a non-boring way. At some points of time, I had difficulty understanding whether I am supposed to be a complete novice or an advanced student, hence the 4 stars.