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What is the Name of This Book?: ... by Smullyan, Raymond M. Paperback / softback

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ISBN
0486481980
EAN
9780486481982
Date of Publication
2011-10-28
Release Title
What is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Othe...
Artist
Smullyan, Raymond M.
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Book Title
What is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Othe...

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486481980
ISBN-13
9780486481982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99670636

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
What Is the Name of this Book? : the Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles
Language
English
Subject
Logic & Brain Teasers, Logic, Recreations & Games
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Games & Activities
Author
Raymond Smullyan
Series
Dover Math Games and Puzzles Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-006160
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
793.73
Table Of Content
Part One. Logical Recreations 1. Fooled? 2. Puzzles and Monkey Tricks 3. Knights and Knaves 4. Alice in the Forest of Forgetfulness Part Two. Portia's Caskets and Other Mysteries 5. The Mystery of Portia's Casket 6. From the Files of Inspector Craig 7. How to Avoid Werewolves--And Other Practical Bits of Advice 8. Logic Puzzles 9. Bellini or Cellini? Part Three. Weird Tales 10. The Island of Baal 11. The Island of Zombies 12. Is Dracula Still Alive? Part Four. Logic Is a Many-Splendored Thing 13. Logic and Life 14. How to Prove Anything 15. From Paradox to Truth 16. Godel's Discovery
Synopsis
"The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." -- Martin Gardner, Scientific American "The value of the book lies in the wealth of ingenious puzzles. They afford amusement, vigorous exercise, and instruction." -- Willard Van Orman Quine, The New York Times Book Review If you're intrigued by puzzles and paradoxes, these 200 mind-bending logic puzzles, riddles, and diversions will thrill you with challenges to your powers of reason and common sense. Raymond M. Smullyan -- a celebrated mathematician, logician, magician, and author -- presents a logical labyrinth of more than 200 increasingly complex problems. The puzzles delve into G del's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Detailed solutions follow each puzzle., "The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." -- Martin Gardner, Scientific American "The value of the book lies in the wealth of ingenious puzzles. They afford amusement, vigorous exercise, and instruction." -- Willard Van Orman Quine, The New York Times Book Review If you're intrigued by puzzles and paradoxes, these 200 mind-bending logic puzzles, riddles, and diversions will thrill you with challenges to your powers of reason and common sense. Raymond M. Smullyan -- a celebrated mathematician, logician, magician, and author -- presents a logical labyrinth of more than 200 increasingly complex problems. The puzzles delve into Gödel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Detailed solutions follow each puzzle., A celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex problems that delve into Gödel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions., In his most critically acclaimed work, a celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex and challenging problems -- puzzles that delve into some of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions. "The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." -- Martin Gardner.
LC Classification Number
GV1493.S63 2011

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