Geometric Puzzle Design
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Geometric Puzzle Design

  1. 220 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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Geometric Puzzle Design

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This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d

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Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781568814995
Edition
1
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Mathematics General
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. Two-Dimensional Dissections
  6. Chapter 2. Two-Dimensional Combinatorial Puzzles
  7. Chapter 3. Misdirection-Type Puzzles
  8. Chapter 4. Variations on Sliding Block Puzzles
  9. Chapter 5. Cubic Block Puzzles
  10. Chapter 6. Interlocking Block Puzzles
  11. Chapter 7. The Six-Piece Burr
  12. Chapter 8. Larger (and Smaller) Burrs
  13. Chapter 9. The Diagonal Burr
  14. Chapter 10. The Rhombic Dodecahedron and Its Stellations
  15. Chapter 11. Polyhedral Puzzles with Dissimilar Pieces
  16. Chapter 12. Intersecting Prisms
  17. Chapter 13. Puzzles that Make Different Shapes
  18. Chapter 14. Coordinate-Motion Puzzles
  19. Chapter 15. Puzzles Using Hexagonal or Rhombic Sticks
  20. Chapter 16. Split Triangular Sticks
  21. Chapter 17. Dissected Rhombic Dodecahedra
  22. Chapter 18. Miscellaneous Confusing Puzzles
  23. Chapter 19. Triacontahedral Designs
  24. Chapter 20. Puzzles Made of Polyhedral Blocks
  25. Chapter 21. Intermezzo
  26. Chapter 22. Theme and Variations
  27. Chapter 23. Blocks and Pins
  28. Chapter 24. Woodworking Techniques
  29. Finale
  30. Bibliography
  31. Index
  32. Back Cover