{"product_id":"the-colossal-book-of-short-puzzles-and-problems-9780393061147","title":"The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally collected in one volume  Martin Gardners immensely popular short puzzles; along with a few new ones from the master. For more than twenty-five years  Martin Gardner was Scientific Americans renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated math columns. Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics  probability  topology  and chess  among others. Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest  the puzzles gathered here  which complement the lengthier  more involved problems in The Colossal Book of Mathematics  have been selected by Gardner for their illuminating; and often bewildering; solutions. Filled with over 300 illustrations  this new volume even contains nine new mathematical gems that Gardner  now ninety  has been gathering for the last decade. No amateur or expert math lover should be without this indispensable volume; a capstone to Gardners seventy-year career. 308 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665883095093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393061140","price":43.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393061147.jpg?v=1782412437","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-colossal-book-of-short-puzzles-and-problems-9780393061147","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}