This is a partial record of the Bay Area Math Adventures (BAMA), a lecture series for high school students (and incidentally their teachers, parents, and other interested adults) hosted by San Jose State and Santa Clara Universities in the San Francisco Bay Area. These lectures are aimed primarily at talented high school students and as a result, the mathematics in some cases is far from what one would expect to see in talks at this level. There are serious mathematical issues addressed here. The authors are distinguished mathematicians; some are bright newcomers while others have been well known in mathematical circles for decades. We hope that this book will capture some of the magic of these talks that have filled auditoriums at the host schools almost monthly for several years. Join the students in sharing these mathematical adventures.
Treasury of 135 bafflers (70 "quickies" and 65 "micropuzzles")
specially designed for computer hobbyists. Puzzles range from
relatively simple exercises in logic to daunting mathematical
brainteasers. Although a computer is helpful, many can be solved with
pocket calculator, pen-and-paper or just plain brain-power.
Introduction. Answers.
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Aha! Gotcha is filled with very different types of puzzles than aha! Insight, which has many problems to solve. This book just presents many fun paradoxes that make you use your head, and while some of them are problems you have to take some time to solve, most are short paradoxical situations that you can think about for a short while and then go on the next page. It is easy to read, and Gardner again shows his skill in explaining interesting phenomena in a clear and interesting way. All the problems are good exercises on logical thinking and introduces various concepts of mathematics and statistics without seeming like you're studying.
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Martin Gardner can be considered one of the best there ever was in writing about mathematics. His essays are always entertaining and contain enough content to suggest other applications of the main point of his thesis. This book contains a series of short puzzles, most of which have quick solutions based on an "alternate" form of reasoning. That form is described as an "Aha" moment, where looking at the problem a different way leads to a simple solution to what appears to be a hard problem.
Scott Flansburg is listed as 'the fastest human calculator' in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here he explains his amazing math computation methods step by step.
This book includes dozens of sample problems and tips for maximizing math and general learning abilities.
It helps students, parents and even teachers experiencing math anxiety.
You'll learn strategies on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Squaring and more.
