by
Rosenhouse, Jason
Date
2020
xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Format:
Book
Abstract
Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. Games for Your Mind explores the history and future of logic puzzles while enabling you to test your skill against a variety of puzzles yourself. Jason Rosenhouse begins by introducing readers to logic and logic puzzles and goes on to reveal the rich history of these puzzles. He shows how Carroll's puzzles presented Aristotelian logic as a game for children, yet also informed his scholarly work on logic. He reveals how another pioneer of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan, drew on classic puzzles about liars and truthtellers to illustrate Kurt Gödel's theorems and illuminate profound questions in mathematical logic. Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data. Featuring a wealth of sample puzzles ranging from simple to extremely challenging, this lively and engaging book brings together many of the most ingenious puzzles ever devised, including the "Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever," metapuzzles, paradoxes, and the logic puzzles in detective stories.
Call Number
793.73 ROSD
by
Ariely, Dan.
Date
2010
334 p. : ill.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
153.4 ARI
by
Cryan, Dan
Date
2008
Series
Introducing
175 pages : illustrations.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
160 CRY
by
Copi, Irving M.
Date
1982
Edition
6th ed.
xiv, 604 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
160 COP
by
Buchanan, Professor
Date
1831
280 p.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
RA 160 BUC
by
Cheng, Eugenia
Date
2018
xii, 304 pages : illustrations.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
160 CHE
Date
2020
Series
Great courses. Mathematics. Applied mathematics
2 DVD-video (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Format:
Video
Abstract
Tap your inner creativity with this thought-provoking tutorial on solving puzzles, cracking brain teasers, and answering logic riddles.
Call Number
DV 793.74 MAT (3)
by
Dedopulos, Tim.
Date
2011
288 p. : col. ill.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
793.73 DED
Date
2010
192 p. : ill.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
793.74 BRA
by
Pirie, Madsen,
Date
2010
x, 182 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
165 PIR
by
Kant, Immanuel,
Date
2008
Series
Oxford world's classics
xl, 405 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
121 KAN
by
Stephens, Paul,
Date
2007
176 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
English
Format:
Book
Call Number
793.74 STE
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