Impossible? : surprising solutions to counterintuitive conundrums / Julian Havil.

Author/creator Havil, Julian, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Mathematics--Miscellanea.
Paradox--Mathematics.
Problem solving--Miscellanea.

Contents It's common knowledge -- Simpson's paradox -- The impossible problem -- Braess' paradox -- The power of complex numbers -- Bucking the odds -- Cantor's paradise -- Gamow-Stern elevators -- The toss of a coin -- Wild-card poker -- Two series -- Two card tricks -- The spin of a needle -- The best choice -- The power of powers -- Benford's law -- Goodstein sequences -- The Banach-Tarski paradox.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007051792
ISBN9780691131313 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0691131317 (cloth : alk. paper)