Ball of confusion: puzzles, problems and perplexing posers

TV maths star Johnny Ball presents brain-teasers from his regular slot on his daughter Zoe's Radio 2 show. Ball of Confusion is designed to twist your brain into enjoyable knots of empuzzlement, from puzzles solved in a twinkling of an eye to some that will knit your brow for hours. From how to cheat in a coin toss to why it is that some parts of a high speed train travelling at 125mph are actually going backwards, Ball of Confusion will bend your mind in places it's never been bent before.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Johnny Ball
Age7-11, 11-14
Published2012
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Shelf referenceMA4 BAL
ISN/ISBN9781848313873
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8qjm

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