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Polyominoes: Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings - Revised and Expanded Second Edition (Princeton Science Library) - Tapa dura

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Golomb, Solomon W.

 
9780691085739: Polyominoes: Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings - Revised and Expanded Second Edition (Princeton Science Library)
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ISBN 10: 0691085730 ISBN 13: 9780691085739
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1994

Sinopsis

Inspiring popular video games like Tetris while contributing to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory, polyominoes have continued to spark interest ever since their inventor, Solomon Golomb, introduced them to puzzle enthusiasts several decades ago. In this expanded edition, the author takes a new generation of readers on a mathematical journey into the world of polyominoes, incorporating important recent developments. Deceptively simple, polyominoes are a collection of squares joined together along their edges. But how many different polyominoes can you make with 5 squares, 6 squares, n squares? Posing problems and giving answers along the way, Golomb invites the reader to play with these mathematical structures and develop an understanding of their extraordinary properties. In this new edition, he addresses the properties of octominoes and enneominoes and the problem of how to cover a doughnut with polyominoes. An extensive bibliography has been included to guide the reader to other interesting mathematical conundrums and to more advanced mathematical theories of polyominoes.

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Acerca del autor

Solomon W. Golomb, University Professor at the University of Southern California, teaches in the Departments of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, invents mathematical puzzles, and publishes in many areas of science and technology.

De la contraportada

"Those acquainted with polyominoes will snap up this volume. And if you haven't yet discovered the fascination of these tantalizing tiles, this is the book to introduce you to them . . . ."--Martin Gardner, author ofThe Ambidextrous Universe

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"Those acquainted with polyominoes will snap up this volume. And if you haven't yet discovered the fascination of these tantalizing tiles, this is the book to introduce you to them . . . ."--Martin Gardner, author ofThe Ambidextrous Universe

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Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
1994
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691085730
ISBN 13 
9780691085739
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Número de páginas
248
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