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BL
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| Record Number
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987809
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b742179
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| Main Entry
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Honsberger, Ross,1929-2016.
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| Title & Author
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Mathematical diamonds /\ Ross Honsberger.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Mathematical Association of America,, ©2003.
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| Series Statement
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Dolciani mathematical expositions ;; 26
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| Page. NO
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x, 245 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0883853329
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: 9780883853320
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and indexes.
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| Contents
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1. The remarkable wine-rack property. -- 2. The restless lion. -- 3. Apples and sticks. -- 4. A surprising result of Paul Erdʺos. -- 5. Miscellaneous gleanings. -- 6. An application of Turán's theorem. -- 7. Four problems from Putnam papers. -- 8. Topics based on problems from Quantum. -- 9. Two distinguished integers. -- 10. A property of the binomial coefficients. -- 11. Nine miscellaneous problems. -- 12. A problem in coin-tossing. -- 13. Semi-regular lattice polygons. -- 14. Six problems from the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge. -- 15. Three pretty theorems in geometry. -- 16. Two gems from Euclidean geometry. -- 17. The Thue-Morse-Hedlund sequence. -- 18. Two miscellaneous problems. -- 19. A surprising property of regular polygons. -- 20. Three short stories in number theory. -- 21. Three geometry problems. -- 22. Three problems from the 1990 Balkan Olympiad. -- 23. A Japanese 'fan' problem. -- 24. Slicing a doughnut. -- 25. A problem from the 1980 Tournament of the Towns.
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| Abstract
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Ross Honsberg has brought together a collection of elementary mathematical problems with solutions. The book is ideal for students, teachers and general readers.
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| Subject
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Mathematics, Problems, exercises, etc.
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Mathematics.
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Mathematics.
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| Dewey Classification
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510
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| LC Classification
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QA7.H772 2003
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