Good Old Fashioned Challenging Puzzles and Perplexing Mathematical Problems (Puzzle Books)

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Author(s): Henry Dudeney
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 160

Cover Page......Page 1
ISBN 1840245573......Page 2
EDITOR’S NOTE......Page 3
PREFACE......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 7
1. AT A CATTLE MARKET.......Page 9
3. THE MILLIONAIRE’S PERPLEXITY.......Page 10
AGE AND KINSHIP PUZZLES......Page 11
6. MAMMA’S AGE.......Page 12
10. THE BAG OF NUTS.......Page 13
CLOCK PUZZLES......Page 14
13. THE WAPSHAW’S WHARF MYSTERY.......Page 15
15. THE STOP-WATCH.......Page 16
17. THE VILLAGE SIMPLETON.......Page 17
20. DONKEY RIDING.......Page 18
DIGITAL PUZZLES......Page 19
21. THE BARREL OF BEER.......Page 20
23. THE THREE GROUPS.......Page 21
25. THE CAB NUMBERS.......Page 22
26. THE FOUR SEVENS.......Page 23
27. THE THIRTY-THREE PEARLS.......Page 24
29. THE TORN NUMBER.......Page 25
30. CIRCLING THE SQUARES.......Page 26
31. THE FARMER AND HIS SHEEP.......Page 27
32. THE ARTILLERYMEN’S DILEMMA.......Page 28
GEOMETRICAL PROBLEMS......Page 29
DISSECTION PUZZLES......Page 30
33. AN EASY DISSECTION PUZZLE.......Page 32
35. ANOTHER JOINER’S PROBLEM.......Page 33
38. A TANGRAM PARADOX.......Page 34
40. MRS. SMILEY’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT.......Page 41
41. ANOTHER PATCHWORK PUZZLE.......Page 42
42. LINOLEUM CUTTING.......Page 43
44. THE THREE RAILWAY STATIONS.......Page 44
46. THE YORKSHIRE ESTATES.......Page 45
48. THE SIX SHEEP-PENS.......Page 46
POINTS AND LINES PROBLEMS......Page 48
51. THE TWELVE MINCE-PIES.......Page 49
52. THE GRASSHOPPER PUZZLE.......Page 50
53. THE TEN APPLES.......Page 51
55. THE ECCENTRIC CHEESEMONGER.......Page 52
56. THE HAT PUZZLE.......Page 53
57. BOYS AND GIRLS.......Page 54
58. A JUVENILE PUZZLE.......Page 55
59. THE TUBE INSPECTOR’S PUZZLE.......Page 56
61. A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.......Page 57
63. THE MONK AND THE BRIDGES.......Page 58
64. THOSE FIFTEEN SHEEP.......Page 60
66. THE GLASS BALLS.......Page 61
67. FIFTEEN LETTER PUZZLE.......Page 63
68. THE MOUSE-TRAP PUZZLE.......Page 64
69. THE EIGHT VILLAS.......Page 65
THE CHESSBOARD......Page 66
70. CHEQUERED BOARD DIVISIONS.......Page 67
72. BOARDS WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF SQUARES.......Page 68
73. THE GRAND LAMA’S PROBLEM.......Page 69
74. THE EIGHT ROOKS.......Page 70
76. THE EIGHT QUEENS.......Page 71
80. THE KNIGHT-GUARDS.......Page 73
THE GUARDED CHESSBOARD......Page 75
NON-ATTACKING CHESSBOARD ARRANGEMENTS.......Page 76
THE TWO PIECES PROBLEM.......Page 77
82. THE ROOK’S JOURNEY.......Page 78
84. A NEW BISHOP’S PUZZLE.......Page 79
85. THE YACHT RACE.......Page 80
87. THE GREYHOUND PUZZLE.......Page 81
89. COUNTING THE RECTANGLES.......Page 82
92. CHECKMATE!......Page 83
94. THE MONSTROSITY.......Page 84
95. CROSSING THE STREAM.......Page 87
97. FIVE JEALOUS HUSBANDS.......Page 88
98. THE FOUR ELOPEMENTS.......Page 89
99. STEALING THE CASTLE TREASURE.......Page 91
100. DOMINOES IN PROGRESSION.......Page 92
102. THE CROSS OF CARDS.......Page 93
104. A TRICK WITH DICE.......Page 94
105. THE VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH.......Page 95
106. THE PEBBLE GAME.......Page 96
108. PUSS IN THE CORNER.......Page 97
109. A MATCH MYSTERY.......Page 98
MAGIC SQUARE PROBLEMS......Page 100
110. THE TROUBLESOME EIGHT.......Page 103
112. EIGHT JOLLY GAOL BIRDS.......Page 104
113. NINE JOLLY GAOL BIRDS.......Page 105
114. THE SPANISH DUNGEON.......Page 106
116. THE EIGHTEEN DOMINOES.......Page 107
SUBTRACTING, MULTIPLYING, AND DIVIDING MAGICS......Page 108
118. MAGIC SQUARES OF TWO DEGREES.......Page 111
122. THE RUBY BROOCH.......Page 112
123. PHEASANT-SHOOTING.......Page 114
SOLUTIONS......Page 115
3. THE MILLIONAIRE’S PERPLEXITY.......Page 116
10. THE BAG OF NUTS.......Page 117
14. CHANGING PLACES.......Page 118
16. THE THREE CLOCKS.......Page 119
22. THE LOCKERS PUZZLE.......Page 120
25. THE CAB NUMBERS.......Page 121
30.CIRCLING THE SQUARES.......Page 123
32. THE ARTILLERYMEN’S DILEMMA.......Page 124
35. ANOTHER JOINER’S PROBLEM.......Page 125
36. THE CARDBOARD CHAIN.......Page 126
38. A TANGRAM PARADOX.......Page 127
42. LINOLEUM CUTTING.......Page 128
45. DRAWING A SPIRAL.......Page 129
47. FARMER WURZEL’S ESTATE.......Page 130
51. THE TWELVE MINCE-PIES.......Page 131
52. THE GRASSHOPPER PUZZLE.......Page 132
57. BOYS AND GIRLS.......Page 133
62. THE DIAMOND PUZZLE.......Page 134
65. A PUZZLE FOR CARD-PLAYERS.......Page 135
68. THE MOUSE-TRAP PUZZLE.......Page 136
70. CHEQUERED BOARD DIVISIONS.......Page 137
72. BOARDS WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF SQUARES.......Page 138
74. THE EIGHT ROOKS.......Page 139
78. QUEENS AND BISHOP PUZZLE.......Page 140
80. THE KNIGHT-GUARDS......Page 142
81. THE ROOK’S TOUR.......Page 143
84. A NEW BISHOP’S PUZZLE.......Page 144
87. THE GREYHOUND PUZZLE.......Page 145
88. THE FOUR FROGS.......Page 146
90. THE ROOKERY.......Page 147
94. THE MONSTROSITY.......Page 148
97. FIVE JEALOUS HUSBANDS.......Page 149
98. THE FOUR ELOPEMENTS.......Page 150
101. THE CARD FRAME PUZZLE.......Page 151
104. A TRICK WITH DICE.......Page 152
108. PUSS IN THE CORNER.......Page 153
110. THE TROUBLESOME EIGHT.......Page 154
112. EIGHT JOLLY GAOL-BIRDS.......Page 155
114. THE SPANISH DUNGEON.......Page 156
118. MAGIC SQUARES OF TWO DEGREES.......Page 157
122. THE RUBY BROOCH.......Page 158
123. PHEASANT-SHOOTING.......Page 159