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message 1: by Brok3n (new)

Brok3n (brok3nengines) | 7 comments I'm requesting the creation of a new series, "Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games", of 15 books. Martin Gardner wrote a column in Scientific American entitled "Mathematical Games" for many years. These columns were collected and reprinted in a series of fifteen books. They can be purchased from the American Mathematical Society (AMS), either separately or as a bundle (bookstore dot ams dot org). They're also listed on Amazon, although only used now. The numbering below is the AMS numbering.

01. 978-0226282541 Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions
02. 978-0226282534 The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
03. 978-0883855171 New Mathematical Diversions: Revised Edition
04. 978-0226282565 The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions: A Classic Collection of Puzzles and Games from Scientific American
05. 978-0226282503 Martin Gardner’s 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions
06. 978-0394723495 Mathematical Carnival
07. 978-0394726236 Mathematical Magic Show
08. 978-0394747125 Mathematical Circus
09. 978-0879752828 The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix
10. 978-0716715887 Wheels, Liife and Other Mathematical Amusement
11. 978-0716717997 Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments
12. 978-0716719250 Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments
13. 978-0883855218 Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers...and the Return of Dr. Matrix
14. 978-0716721895 Fractal Music, Hypercards and More...
15. 978-0387258270 The Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications


No, I can't explain why AMS's numbering has "Martin Gardner’s 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions" as number 5.

Thanks.


message 2: by Camille (new)

Camille | 2319 comments This collection of books does not qualify as a series in GR. To be a series on Goodreads, books need to have more than a common theme -- like characters in common, an overarching storyline, a shared universe, etc.

You can bring these titles together in a Listopia list.


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