Train your brain with these fiendishly difficult puzzles, the perfect companion for anyone wanting to keep their mind busy'Fiendishly tricky' Daily MailWith their first bestselling book, The GCHQ Puzzle Book, the UK's intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and real-life entrance tests from their archives.
"e;David Bodycombe has one of the most devious minds I've ever encountered"e; - Victoria Coren Mitchell, author and host of Only Connect"e;The only quiz book where it's mildly disappointing when you know an answer because you don't get the satisfaction of working it out"e; - James Harkin, creator and host of No Such Thing As A FishFrom hit YouTuber Tom Scott and Only Connect question editor David Bodycombe comes a new type of quiz book - but can you outsmart the questions?
The famous mathematical cat Penrose takes us on a trip though puzzleland, while sharing fascinating and challenging puzzles in this uniquely designed mini book.
'Britain's King of Puzzles' - Sun A collection of restful puzzles and brain-training activities designed to relieve stress andinspire creativity, for your Kindle or other ebook reader.
Egal, ob Geometrie oder Bruchrechnung, ob Algebra oder Stochastik – diese Textaufgaben machen Spaß und liefern ganz nebenbei jede Menge Wissen über Politik und Popkultur:Wie oft kann man «Last Christmas» hören, ohne durchzudrehen?
'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRYA WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.
After a short discussion of Sudoku and presentation of tools in Section 1, this book gives a review of standard techniques or strategies to solve these puzzles in Section 2.
From the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon - and how to make one - Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics.
From the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon - and how to make one - Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics.
Data meets literature in this ';enlightening' (The Wall Street Journal), ';brilliant' (The Boston Globe), ';Nate Silver-esque' (O, The Oprah Magazine) look at what the numbers have to say about our favorite authors and their masterpieces.