Sudoku and number puzzles Books

Book SynopsisEric Saunders is one of the world's leading puzzle compilers. An expert crossword clue creator, IQ puzzle manipulator and innovator of many new puzzles each year, he has supplied puzzles to newspapers including The Times and is the author of many puzzle compilations for publishers around the world.

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Book Synopsis Eric Saunders is one of the world's leading puzzle compilers. An expert crossword clue creator, IQ puzzle manipulator and innovator of many new puzzles each year, he has supplied puzzles to newspapers including The Times and is the author of many puzzle compilations for publishers around the world.

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Book SynopsisEric Saunders is one of the world's leading puzzle compilers. An expert crossword clue creator, IQ puzzle manipulator and innovator of many new puzzles each year, he has supplied puzzles to newspapers including The Times and is the author of many puzzle compilations for publishers around the world.

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Book SynopsisThe act of solving puzzles is a great way of encouraging our minds to be relaxed and in the moment, bringing a sense of peace and stillness, which is the essence of mindfulness. The puzzles in this delightful collection are interspersed with inspiring quotes to help you on your journey to a state of happy calm.

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Book SynopsisTrain your brain with this collection of expertly crafted puzzles, packaged in a handy format which is perfect for taking with you for puzzling wherever you go.

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Book SynopsisThis delightfully packaged flexibound collection of sudoku puzzles is the ideal gift for any puzzling fan, or a treat for yourself.• WORKOUT YOUR BRAIN: Give your brain a great workout with this wonderful collection of sudoku puzzles.• GIFT EDITION: Designed with a stylish cover, this collection would make a brilliant gift for all puzzle-lovers out there. • REMOVES STRESS: Let your stress melt away by working through these satisfying puzzles.

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Book SynopsisThis super collection contains an amazing 500 puzzles, all in easy-to-read, large-print type for enjoyable solving. • EASY-TO-READ PUZZLES AND SOLUTIONS: Large-print type with plenty of space around the puzzles means that you won''t strain your eyes as you solve them.• IMPROVE YOUR SOLVING SKILL: Each puzzle is graded, from beginner to expert, so you can enjoy the satisfaction of seeing your skill improve as you work through the levels.• EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Give your mind a great workout as you find where each missing number fits.• REDUCE STRESS: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles.ABOUT THE SERIES: Put your puzzle-solving skills to the test with the Ultimate Puzzle Challenge series. These puzzle books contain anywhere between 500 and 1000 puzzles to keep you entertained for hours on end.

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Book SynopsisThis wonderful collection of sudokus is packed with more than 450 puzzles, making it a great treat for all fans of the popular number-placement challenge. • IMPROVE YOUR SOLVING SKILL: Each puzzle is graded, from beginner to expert, so you can enjoy the satisfaction of seeing your skill improve as you work through the levels.• EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Give your mind a great workout as you find where each missing number fits.• REDUCE STRESS: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles.

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Book SynopsisThis book, in two parts, Why and How, is a result of fifty years of a variety of educational efforts. This book explains, in studied detail, why solo Sudoku is a potentially powerful training tool to impact the cognitive skills of most of humanity. Training pure logical thinking capabilities, known as fluid intelligence, can give children mental advantages that produce better decision making and problem solving that come from optimal management of information. Repeating logical problem solving about 50 times each puzzle trains logical thinking. Sudoku makes clear the need for relevant information, accuracy, sufficient information and a variety of patterns, all of which lead to our best results when encountering all mental challenges. Sudoku appeals to anyone who can count to nine. Sudoku is immune to any differences of religion, language, politics, nationality, race. ethnicity, age or gender. Sudoku is very practical, being cheap, requiring no technology, and can be done anywTrade ReviewJerry Martin is the best missionary for sudoku that I know. After you read his book on the hows and whys of the world's most popular number puzzle, you'll be a believer, too. -- Will Shortz, Crossword editor, The New York Times; Puzzlemaster, NPRAttention educators and concerned parents! Inside the cover of Why and How Sudoku in Schools, you’ll discover one of the most valuable modern-day contributions to the education of our youth. Jerry Martin has taken the traditionally solitaire game of Sudoku and made it accessible in group/classroom settings to teach logic and thinking skills desperately needed by our kids. His “Team Sudoku” enables kids to learn, have fun and compete in groups, using their brain in a way that is not taught in any school textbook. -- Chad Barker, “The Sudoku Professor”, SudokuProfessor.comTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart 1: Why SudokuChapter 1: Solo SudokuChapter 2: Team SudokuPart 2: HowChapter 3: VocabularyReferences

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Book SynopsisProfessional mathematicians often speak of the beauty of mathematics and the elegance of its solutions. Yet the esthetic appeal of math is rarely conveyed to students at the elementary, secondary, or even college level. Instead, most of us develop phobias in school about math's elusive logic and then pass these negative impressions on to our children. We should all be having fun with math and helping our kids to do better in life by encouraging them to appreciate not only its usefulness but especially its charm. That's just what veteran math educator Alfred Posamentier sets out to do in this delightful exploration of math's many intriguing, interesting, and fun qualities. Beginning with the beauty of the number system, thr author doesn't just talk mathematics; he entices readers to do math and discover for themselves just how stimulating the process can be! Brief and entertaining introductions to each chapter invite readers to try their hands at arithmetic marvels, surprising solutions, algebraic entertainments, geometric wonders, and fun mathematical paradoxes, among other topics. Presented in a reader-friendly, conversational tone, the text is very accessible and the examples are geared to a beginner's level, so that even the most math-phobic individual will discover the hidden joy and inherent appeal of doing math. This is the ideal book for adults looking for a way to turn their kids on to an important subject or discover for themselves what they might have missed in their own math education.

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Book SynopsisIf you've been waiting for a book that will evoke the delight and intrigue that mathematics has to offer, this is the book for you. What are the odds of finding two people who share the same birth date in a room of thirty-five? Most people would guess they're pretty low. In actuality, the probability is better than 80 percent. This is just one of many entertaining examples of mathematical curiosities presented. Two veteran math educators have created the perfect introduction to the wonders of mathematics for the general reader, requiring only a high school background in the subject. Among the entertaining and useful tricks they teach are shortcuts in arithmetic, such as ways to determine at a glance the exact divisors of any given number. They also demonstrate how the properties of certain numbers can lead to infinite loops. What is particularly exciting is how many correct answers turn out to be counterintuitive. Exploring all these features will instill insights into the nature of numbers, improve your ability to manipulate them, and give you an appreciation for the inherent elegance of mathematics. As you marvel at the many unusual relationships and novelties revealed in this ingenious and delightful presentation, you'll be learning more math than you ever thought possible - and will be relishing every moment of it!Trade Review"A book by two math professors presents number trivia that highlights math's "gee, wow!" factor." -- Science News, November 2009

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Book SynopsisA veteran math educator reveals the hidden fascinations of geometry and why this staple of math education is important. If you remember anything about high school geometry class, it's probably doing proofs. But geometry is more than axioms, postulates, theorems, and proofs. It's the science of beautiful and extraordinary geometric relationships--most of which is lost in high school classrooms where the focus is on the rigor of logically proving those relationships. This book will awaken readers to the appeal of geometry by placing the focus squarely on geometry's visually compelling features and intrinsic elegance. Who knew that straight lines, circles, and area could be so interesting? Not to mention optical illusions. So get out the rulers, compasses, or even a software program, and discover geometry for the first time.

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Book SynopsisIn the modern world the theory of probability is used extensively in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine and, of course, gambling. A proposition bet is one that involves the use of probability –both estimated and actual –where an individual makes an apparently attractive bet to someone who is easily deceived by the odds, which are at first glance in his favor.The Book of Proposition Bets gathers together, and reveals the true mathematics behind, over 50 classic and original proposition bets. From the famous Three Card Monty (really an exercise in the Monty Hall Paradox), to probabilities based on rolling dice and pulling playing cards, or whether or not a mark can guess 3 correct digits of a one dollar bill’s serial number (spoiler: the odds are against it), author Owen O’Shea here compiles a fascinating and engaging survey of prop bets. In addition, Part 2 of the book contains a brief history of the theory of probability and some examples of cons and scams perpetrated on the general public to this day around the world, (plus a few more mathematical proposition bets!).Whether to learn the intricacies used by hustlers, or borrow a couple of tricks for yourself, we wager that there is a high probability that readers will enjoy this entertaining and illuminating book!

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Book SynopsisTHE ULTIMATE PUZZLE BOOK FOR JOHN WAYNE FANS- Nearly 200 puzzles, including word searches, jumbles, quizzes, movie trivia, sudoku and more- More than 140 John Wayne photos and movie posters!- 320 puzzle-packed pages ensure hours of fun with DukeTest your wits and your knowledge of Duke with this massive book of pencil puzzles. The John Wayne Ultimate Puzzle Book Volume 2 is a fully-authorized collection of fun created by the editors of The Official John Wayne Collector''s Edition magazine. From crosswords and word searches to sudoku, jumbles and more, this new collection of inventive brain teasers will keep you entertained for weeks at a time!See how much you remember about the Duke and his films, family, personal life and more. Each puzzle insures an inviting challenge whenever the impulse strikes. It''s the perfect gift for dads, grandpas, puzzle fans and Duke-lovers of every kind.

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Book SynopsisThis book will challenge KenKen puzzle lovers to improve their puzzling, sharpen their logic and reasoning skills, and to just have fun by solving an all-new puzzle-a-day. It is suitable for ALL puzzle lovers, math and logic aficionados, and anyone who enjoys exercising their brain on a regular basis or who is interested in improving their thought processes.You'll find a BRAND NEW, freshly 'Kenerated' KenKen puzzle for every day of the year in this book. That's right — 365 puzzles, ranging in size from 4 x 4 to 9 x 9, and ranging in difficulty from easy to advanced! We're hopeful that you will find time each day to indulge in just one intriguing puzzle.You'll also discover three different types of KenKen puzzles:KenKen, the most enjoyable and fastest growing math and logic puzzle in the world, is based on 'The Art of Teaching without Teaching', an ingenious teaching philosophy developed by KenKen's creator and renowned educator, Tetsuya Miyamoto.Give your brain a treat with these fascinating puzzles ...... STARTING TODAY!

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Book SynopsisThis book will challenge seasoned KenKen players, enhance their solving techniques, and provide hours of fun puzzle play and brain training.NEW RULES ARE INTRODUCED ...... AND A BRAND NEW PUZZLETwist puzzles where instead of using 1 to 6 for a 6 x 6 puzzle as you do in regular KenKen, you'll use a different candidate set each time. In one puzzle, you might use {1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9}; in another, you might use {2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Different combinations will present exciting new challenges.No puzzle involves guesswork ... there is always a logical way in!This collection of 6 x 6 puzzles is perfect for any experienced KenKen player ... from beginner to expert!Hours of Fun, Challenges and ultimate Satisfaction!!KenKen is an exciting, mind-expanding puzzle based on 'The Art of Teaching without Teaching', an ingenious teaching philosophy developed by KenKen's creator and renowned educator, Tetsuya Miyamoto.

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Book SynopsisThis book will challenge KenKen puzzle lovers to improve their puzzling, sharpen their logic and reasoning skills, and to just have fun by solving an all-new puzzle-a-day. It is suitable for ALL puzzle lovers, math and logic aficionados, and anyone who enjoys exercising their brain on a regular basis or who is interested in improving their thought processes.You'll find a BRAND NEW, freshly 'Kenerated' KenKen puzzle for every day of the year in this book. That's right — 365 puzzles, ranging in size from 4 x 4 to 9 x 9, and ranging in difficulty from easy to advanced! We're hopeful that you will find time each day to indulge in just one intriguing puzzle.You'll also discover three different types of KenKen puzzles:KenKen, the most enjoyable and fastest growing math and logic puzzle in the world, is based on 'The Art of Teaching without Teaching', an ingenious teaching philosophy developed by KenKen's creator and renowned educator, Tetsuya Miyamoto.Give your brain a treat with these fascinating puzzles ...... STARTING TODAY!

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Book Synopsis'The collection contains many delightful and enjoyable problems that are either original or taken from old books, which are no longer easily accessible. I especially like the detailed solutions, which make it clear that the author has carefully re-examined all the old problems and often discovered that the previously published solutions were incomplete. Some problems are best solved with the help of a computer, and can serve as original exercises in computer programming. The book provides an enjoyable read, and should not be missing in the library of any metagrobologist.'zbMATHDefinition of metagrobolize: puzzle, mystify; puzzle out. Hence, metagrobology is the study of puzzles and metagrobologist an expert in such study. David Singmaster is possibly the world's best known metagrobologist. He gained prominence in the 1980s with a booklet on how to solve the Rubik's Cube.This book is a collection of over 200 problems that David Singmaster has composed since 1987. Some of the math problems have appeared in his various puzzle columns for BBC Radio and TV, Canadian Broadcasting, Focus (the UK popular science magazine), Games and Puzzles, the Los Angeles Times, Micromath, the Puzzle a Day memo pad and the Weekend Telegraph. While some of these are already classics, many of the puzzles have not been published elsewhere previously.Puzzle enthusiasts of all ages will find here arithmetic problems, properties of digits; monetary problems; alpha-metics; Diophantine problems; magic figures; sequence problems; logical problems; geometric problems; physics problems; combinatorial problems; geographic problems; calendar problems; clock problems; dissection problems and verbal problems.Can you solve it? Are you smarter than a metagrobologist? Check out Alex Bellos's Monday Puzzle on The Guardian as he features two sequence puzzles from the book.Table of ContentsArithmetic Problems; Properties of Digits; Monetary Problems; Alphametics; Diophantine Problems; Magic Figures; Sequence Problems; Logical Problems; Geometric Problems; Physics Problems; Combinatorial Problems; Geographic Problems; Calendar Problems; Clock Problems; Dissection Problems; Verbal Problems;

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