Mathematical puzzling

Challenging and stimulating collection of diverting brainteasers helps high school students integrate simple techniques and complex strategies in an enjoyable way.

A creative and challenging tool for developing problem-solving techniques, the puzzles involve squares and cubes, polyhedra, prime numbers, chess pieces, and other interesting subjects. Includes suggested approaches, hints, and solutions.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)A Gardiner
Age11-14, 14-16
Published1987
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Shelf referenceMA3 GAR
ISN/ISBN9780486409207
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8csc

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