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Cambridge University Press Dissections: Plane and Fancy

Name: Dissections: Plane and Fancy
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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Can you cut an octagon into 5 pieces and rearrange them into a square? How about turning a star into a pentagon? These are just two of the infinite challenges of geometric dissections, the mathematical art of cutting figures into pieces that can be rearranged to form other figures, using as few pieces as possible. This book shows you many ingenious ways to solve these problems and the beautiful constructions you can create. Through the ages, geometric dissections have fascinated puzzle fans and great mathematicians alike. Here you will find dissections known to Plato alongside exciting new discoveries. The author explains solution methods carefully, assuming only a basic knowledge of high school geometry, then poses puzzles for you to solve. He also introduces the people - famous, not-so-famous, and obscure - who have worked on these problems, travelling from the palace school of tenth-century Baghdad to the mathematical puzzle columns in turn-of-the-century newspapers, from the 1900 Paris Congress of Mathematicians to the night sky of Canberra. This beautifully illustrated book will provide hours of enjoyment for any mathematical puzzle enthusiast.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0521525829
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Mathematics > Geometry & Topology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 10 April 2003
Listed Since: 09 February 2007

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