Hexaflexagons and other mathematical diversions the first Scientific American book of puzzles & games / Martin Gardner, with a new afterword by the author and an extensive new bibliography.
| Author/creator | Gardner, Martin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988. |
| Description | ix, 200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: The Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959. |
| General note | "Paradoxes and paperfolding, Moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, brain-teasers, magic squares, topological curiosities, probability, and a variety of ancient and new problems, from polyominoes and hex to four- dimensional ticktacktoe, and including, of course, solutions." |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 187-200. |
| Other title | Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions. |
| LCCN | 88017137 |
| ISBN | 0226282546 (pbk.) |