Tomorrows Math Unsolved Problems by Ogilvy Charles (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in near fine gray pictorial dj. 198 pp. including index. Second Edition; The meaning of an unsolved problem; Applied problems; Problems Concerning Gaming; Geometrical problems; probability and more. 8 chapters.

Second edition. [8], 198 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket lightly scuffed at edges, light toning/foxing to spine with stronger foxing more evident to white rear panel. Dark slate gray cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Light foxing/toning to edges and endpapers. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. Although not marked with his usual signature/inscription, this book is one of twenty or so mathematical puzzle books purchased from the estate of Dr. James L. Howell (1917-2002) who earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University. After teaching stints at Lehigh University, University of Georgia, and University of Delaware, Dr. Howell was professor of mathematics at the University of Alabama from 1966 until 2002. ISBN 0195015088.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. First Edition. Photographic dust jacket. Iceberg blue cloth with white spine stamping and one emblematic white square on front panel. Jacket shows slight spine darkening, with expected wear at crown and foot of spine; one minor chip at jacket crown. Cloth is very clean with sunning at both top and bottom edges of panels. Textblock unmarred and unmarked. Ogilvy's volume was one of the first to propose game theory as a topic of mathematical interest for experts and the general public alike.