The Puzzler’s Dilemma explores the world of classic math and logic puzzles and tells the amazing stories behind them, from the Lighthouse of Alexandria to the “15” puzzle and even the now-famous Monty Hall problem. Using real-world analogies, infectious humor, and a fresh approach, this deceptively simple volume will challenge, amuse, enlighten, and surprise even the most experienced puzzle solver.
In addition to his books, (Niederman) has produced some twenty crossword puzzles for the Sunday New York Times. He is also the inventor of the mathematical three-dimensional puzzle 36 Cube and the geometric word game PathWords.
College of Charleston (founded in 1770 where author teaches math)
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