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The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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In his most critically acclaimed work, a celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex and challenging problems — puzzles that delve into some of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions. "The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." — Martin Gardner.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-10-28
Mått137 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt277 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieDover Recreational Math
Antal sidor256
FörlagDover Publications Inc.
ISBN9780486481982

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Raymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and has taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York's Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he is also a concert pianist and a magician.Raymond Smullyan: The Merry Prankster Raymond Smullyan (1919 ), mathematician, logician, magician, creator of extraordinary puzzles, philosopher, pianist, and man of many parts. The first Dover book by Raymond Smullyan was First-Order Logic (1995). Recent years have brought a number of his magical books of logic and math puzzles: The Lady or the Tiger (2009); Satan, Cantor and Infinity (2009); an original, never-before-published collection, King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles (2010); and Set Theory and the Continuum Problem (with Melvin Fitting, also reprinted by Dover in 2010). More will be coming in subsequent years. In the Author's Own Words:"Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini." "Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements: they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong.'" Raymond Smullyan Critical Acclaim for The Lady or the Tiger:"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." Martin Gardner

Part One. Logical Recreations1. Fooled?2. Puzzles and Monkey Tricks3. Knights and Knaves4. Alice in the Forest of ForgetfulnessPart Two. Portia's Caskets and Other Mysteries5. The Mystery of Portia's Casket6. From the Files of Inspector Craig7. How to Avoid Werewolves--And Other Practical Bits of Advice8. Logic Puzzles9. Bellini or Cellini?Part Three. Weird Tales10. The Island of Baal11. The Island of Zombies12. Is Dracula Still Alive?Part Four. Logic Is a Many-Splendored Thing13. Logic and Life14. How to Prove Anything15. From Paradox to Truth16. Godel's Discovery