Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles, and Eight Queens: Martin Gardner's Unexpected Hanging [Paperback]

Find new twists on knotted molecules, the hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e in this book.Challenge yourself with new twists on the hangmans paradox cats cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e. All these and more are back, in Martin Gardners inimitable style, with updates on the latest developments and discoveries.Challenge yourself with new twists on the hangmans paradox cats cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e. All these and more are back, in Martin Gardners inimitable style, with updates on the latest developments and discoveries.The hangmans paradox, cats cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e. All these and more are back, in Martin Gardners inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related, take a trip into the fourth dimension, try out new dissections of stars, crosses and polygons, and challenge yourself with new twists on classic games.1. The paradox of the unexpected hanging; 2. Knots and Borromean rings; 3. The transcendental number e; 4. Geometric dissections; 5. Scarne on gambling; 6. The church of the fourth dimension; 7. Eight problems; 8. A matchbox game-learning machine; 9. Spirals; 10. Rotations and reflections; 11. Peg solitaire; 12. Flatlands; 13. Chicago magic convention; 14. Tests of divisibility; 15. Nine problems; 16. The eight queens and other chessboard diversions; 17. A loop of string; 18. Curves of constant width; 19. Rep-tiles: replicating figures in the plane; 20. Thirty-seven catch questions.'Martin Gardner's fifteen volumes about mathematical games are the Canon  timeless classics that are always worth reading and rereading.' Don Knuth'Gardner is a model teacher of mathematics, pushing others to take interesting side explorations, solve challenging problems, and enjoy the beauty of mathematics. This reviewer applauds the republication of his genius in 'The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library' series, complete wilq