Mathematical Mind-Benders

As in his Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection (AK Peters, 2004), Winkler (mathematics and computer science, Dartmouth College) presents challenging puzzles that embody a mathematical idea but do not require advanced math. E.g., if you have 15 bags of marbles, how many are needed so that you have a different number in each bag? Puzzles include Roulette for the Unwary, the Faulty Combination Lock, and Collapsing a Polygon. He provides sources and solutions in most cases. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Peter Winkler is at it again. Following the enthusiastic reaction to Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection, Peter has compiled a new collection of elegant mathematical puzzles to challenge and entertain the reader. The original puzzle connoisseur shares these puzzles, old and new, so that you can add them to your own anthology. This book is for lovers of mathematics, lovers of puzzles, lovers of a challenge. Most of all, it is for those who think that the world of mathematics is orderly, logical, and intuitive-and are ready to learn otherwise! A pdf with errata is updated by the author and can be accessed here.