Brain Busters! Mind-Stretching Puzzles in Math and Logic by Barry R Clarke

Brain Busters! Mind-Stretching Puzzles in Math and Logic by Barry R Clarke

Puzzle lovers of every persuasion, prepare to be mystified and wondrously maddened These 51 original puzzles by Barry Clarke, puzzle columnist for the London-based Daily Telegraph, present challenges ranging from moderate to difficult and span a terrific range of clever conundrums: word puzzles, complex crosswords, and math and logic puzzles.
The first section, Popular Puzzles, calls for a moderate amount of effort and imagination. It features complex crosswords in which cryptic clues must be solved in sequence and the solutions fitted together on a grid. Teaser Tales, the following section, contains longer puzzles in the form of amusing stories with a series of clues that must be solved to provide a single solution at the end.
The final section represents the Mount Everest of the collection, the Advanced Puzzles. Designed to stretch the mental muscles, these puzzles are more mathematical than their predecessors, but even the most difficult ones require no greater knowledge than high school algebra. Most of the puzzles include hints, and solutions are provided for all (no peeking ).

Barry R. Clarke is a British puzzle designer who has a Master of Science degree by thesis in theoretical physics from the University of Hull and published papers on perturbation methods in quantum mechanics. He has written and directed several award-winning short films and his comedy sketches have appeared on both BBC and ITV. Since 1989, he has written a regular puzzle column for The Daily Telegraph, his puzzle work has been featured on BBC TV's Mindgames, and he has published several books of original puzzles. His enigmas have also appeared in The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, New Scientist, and Reader's Digest. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.

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ISBN 13	9780486427553
ISBN 10	0486427552
Title	Brain Busters! Mind-Stretching Puzzles in Math and Logic
Author	Barry R Clarke
Series	Dover Recreational Math
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2003-09-06
Number of pages	96
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