The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangle Tale (both books bound as one)
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- Condition
- VG PB
- Seller
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Sebago, Maine, United States
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Synopsis
Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale Charles Dodgson, better known by his pen name of "Lewis Carroll" was a professor of Mathematics at Oxford. His whimsical style of writing complements the mental loops that you must proceed through to solve the mathematical puzzles presented in this collection. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties are included.
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- Bookseller
- Crabtree's Collection Old Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS053134I
- Title
- The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangle Tale (both books bound as one)
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Illustrator
- Arthur Frost
- Book Condition
- Used - VG PB
- Edition
- 4th ptg
- Publisher
- Dover
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- (c1958)
- Keywords
- Written by the 19th century mathematician who gave us Alice in, Wonderland, they contain an unusual combination of wit and, Lewis Carroll
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mathematics;
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