Martin gardners mathematical games

It all began in December , when an article about hexaflexagons was published in Scientific American. A hexaflexagon is a hexagonal paper toy which can be folded and then opened out to reveal hidden faces. If you have never made a hexaflexagon, then you should stop reading and make one right now. A Christmas flexagon. Make them with our how to make a flexagon guide.

Martin Gardner was born in and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Soon after the impact of the hexaflexagons article became clear, Gardner was asked if he had enough material to maintain a monthly column.

This column, Mathematical Games , was written by Gardner every month from January for 26 years until December Throughout its run, the column introduced the world to a great number of mathematical ideas, including Penrose tiling , the Game of Life, public key encryption, the art of MC Escher, polyominoes and a matchbox machine learning robot called Menace.

Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Mathematical Games. Dec 07, Matt Kelly rated it it was amazing. I remember reading these in Scientific American when I was a teenager. I recently made a hexaflexagon for the first time since I was in my early teens. Lots of great stuff to try in this. Maciej St. Ettore Valerio rated it it was amazing May 03, Gabriel Otis rated it it was amazing Oct 10, Geoffreyjen rated it really liked it Nov 23, Stephen rated it it was amazing Mar 12, C rated it really liked it Nov 04, KEN rated it it was amazing Jan 02, Mark Allen rated it really liked it Jul 14, Chris rated it it was amazing Jun 16, Jerome W.

Hosken rated it it was amazing Dec 02, Richard C rated it it was amazing Aug 22, Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube. Martin Gardner continues to delight. He introduces readers to the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, magic squares, the mathematics of cooling coffee, the induction game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court Palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles. Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi.

They continue to be a marvel. This collection of fifteen e-books contains every column Gardner wrote for Scientific American in the years — In each book the columns were updated and corrected as necessary. Continue Shopping Checkout. AMS Homepage. Join our email list. Sign up. Advanced search. Author s Product display : Martin Gardner.