PAPER PUZZLE BOOK, THE: ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER! - Hardcover

Ilan Garibi; David Goodman; Yossi Elran

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9813202408 ISBN 13: 9789813202405

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018

Synopsis

ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER! All the puzzles inside are made out of paper from simple teasers to extreme brain workouts!

ORIGINAL DESIGNS Co-developed by a mathematician, an origami artist and a mechanical puzzle maker, this inventive book provides a unique and invaluable collection of a large, comprehensive and diverse variety of paper puzzles. And they only require a sheet of paper and perhaps a pair of scissors!

EASY TO CHALLENGING There are 99 unique puzzles including paper strip puzzles, Möbius strips and flexagons, two-dimensional sheet folding, 'fold-and-cut' puzzles, 3D dissections and constructions, sequence folding puzzles, origami puzzles and even paper toys and magic.

PROVIDES HOURS OF FUN Anyone of any age can find hours of enjoyment and challenge!

LEARNING GEOMETRY, MATHEMATICS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CHALLENGES CAN BE FUN! For students and teachers; parents and children; amateur and skilled mathematicians, and puzzle lovers.

LEARN CONCEPTS AS YOU GO! Many of the puzzles are new and original, they complement the classic puzzles that are included and all of them come with a solution as well as a mathematical and geometrical explanation that can be easily understood by all. The layout of the book, with its extensive puzzles, solutions and detailed descriptions, make it a sure candidate as the paper puzzle 'bible' for enthusiasts and puzzle lovers everywhere.

Readership: Puzzle and riddle lovers, and origami enthusiasts.

About this title

Review

"This is a marvellous book. The diversity of possible puzzles that can be given with these very limited resources, which are basically some paper and scissors, is overwhelming, and the challenges are sometimes very tough. Even the two-star problems may be hard for an untrained puzzler. This is medicine against boredom on long rainy days, but be careful not to get addicted or it may suck up your less empty and sunny days as well." -- European Mathematical Society
P> "The title of this book fairly accurately explains its content and purpose. There is enough variation in difficulty that the book should be enjoyable for both novices and puzzle enthusiasts of all ages. While some of the puzzles or activities will be familiar to enthusiasts, there are plenty of original problems from the authors as well. Overall the book is excellent and should be enjoyable to a large audience. I even tested the book by handing it and some paper squares to some teenagers on a long car trip. They stayed fairly absorbed in it for the bulk of the trip." -- Mathematical Association of America

"Those who delight in puzzles will find this book fascinating and enjoyable. Illustrations appear on almost every page, and the book is easy to follow. The harder problems are true brain benders of the most pleasant sort ... Although the problems are implicitly infused with mathematics, the book is accessible to almost anyone who has taken trigonometry and knows about square roots. It could even be enjoyed by a motivated middle-school student." -- Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813202408
• ISBN 13: 9789813202405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264