Tasty Japanese Morsels in Recreational Mathematics

Name: Tasty Japanese Morsels in Recreational Mathematics
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ISBN: 9781470476786

Toshihiro Kawamata, Andy Liu, George Sicherman , Yoshiyuki Kotani

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American Mathematical Society
31 July 2024

Mathematics

Series: Spectrum

This book is a charming collection of puzzles created by Yoshiyuki Kotani, one of the founding members of the Academy of Recreational Mathematics, Japan. Kotani has selected some of his favorite puzzles from over 40 years of puzzle setting, most of which have never appeared in western literature. The distinctive culture of Japanese recreational mathematics is encapsulated in this volume from one of its leading architects.

Beginning with a sampler of problems to whet the appetite, the reader is led through a three-course menu of combinatorial, arithmetic, and geometrical problems. Highlights include the Wagashi Combo, a puzzle devised during Kotani's youth, where the reader has to combine two plane figures to construct a new shape in two distinct ways. Everything is tied together with a playful narrative of a Japanese restaurant, adding fun and humor to the challenge. The book ends with a miscellany of problems that expand on the ideas from earlier chapters.

Suitable for anyone with an interest in recreational mathematics, the puzzles in this book require no formal mathematical training. Novice and experienced solvers alike will delight in this original and delicious offering of Japanese puzzles.

By: Yoshiyuki Kotani
Edited by: Toshihiro Kawamata, Andy Liu, George Sicherman
Imprint: American Mathematical Society
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 105
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781470476786
ISBN 10: 1470476789
Series: Spectrum
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 31 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Appetizer / Scallop / Starter puzzles A miscellany of puzzles First course / Crab / Combinatorial puzzles Combinatorial configurations Chess puzzles Information processing Second course / Abalone / Arithmetical puzzles Numerical configurations Digital puzzles Optimization puzzles Third course / Lobster / Linear, planar & spatial puzzles Polyomino puzzles Dissection puzzles Spatial & linear puzzles Soup / Oyster / Other puzzles The International Seafood Festival Dessert / Prawn / Petite puzzles Another miscellany of puzzles

Toshihiro Kawamata, Pamfor Paper and Pulp, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada. Andy Liu, Edmonton, AB, Canada. George Sicherman, Red Bank, NJ.