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Smullyan wrote many books about recreational mathematics and recreational logic. The puzzle universe a history of mathematics in 315 puzzles. Mar 21, 2017 sometimes we read to challenge ourselves, and sometimes, the challenge is part of the fun, because the book were reading isnt just a bookits a puzzle and a story. If i had the patience or the fortitude to slog through the more difficult problems in the second half of the book id be a better person or a better logician but frankly i find it difficult to work that hard on logic puzzles. You must solve a puzzle to turn every page in this beautiful. This fantastic range of word, logic and number puzzle books will engage even. Its also not very wellwritten, both as an instructional document and as a piece of entertainment. Created by the celebrated logician raymond smullyan, the puzzles require no background in formal logic and will delight readers of all ages.
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Vii infinity and inductionviii introducing selfreferenceix fixed point puzzlesx some curious systemsxi how to stump a decision machinexii some additional godelian puzzles part iixiii. I continue reading the puzzle universe a history of mathematics in 315 puzzles. Puzzles, paradoxes and proofs, by raymond smullyan. It has been my great fortune to earn a living solving them and, greater yet, to pick which puzzles to pursue. It is full of challenging historical facts, thinking puzzles, paradoxes, illusions, and problem solving. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he was also a concert pianist and a magician.
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Sep 19, 20 part i puzzles, paradoxes, infinity and other curiositiesi a chatty personal introductionii some curious adventuresiii the strange island of musicaiv four metapuzzlesv certified knights and knavesvi paradoxical. For instance, there is a widelyloved book including his article on hexaflexagons. Symbolic logic is deferred until the last three chapters. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the godelian puzzle book.
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