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Whimsically and delightfully presented mathematical recreations by the author of Alice in Wonderland are solved by arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties. 6 illustrations. Two books bound as one.
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Hmmmm.......2005-10-05
As an Alice in Wonderland collector, it was fun to have something new, but it is such nonesense, it will just sit in my collection.
Pillow Problems and A Tangled Tale.......2000-01-13
Charles L. Dodgson was a Mathematical Lecturer at Oxford, better known as Lewis Carroll. This collection of mathematical puzzles was compiled in 1893, following years of insomnia. Dodgson claimed to have solved every puzzle, without pencil and paper, during his sleepness nights. This incredible feat is difficult to comprehend, even for such a genius. The complexity and good humor of the problems and tales are suggestive of his well-loved "Alice in Wonderland". Dodgson also hints at his pioneering the field of symbolic logic.
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Forty-two tantalizing teasers — most by the creator of Alice in Wonderland and published here for the first time — Cakes in a Row, Alice's Multiplication Tables, Looking-Glass Time, Arithmetical Croquet, Four Brothers and a Monkey, Hidden Names, Diverse Doublets, Mischmasch, more. Many hints and solutions. Illustrations by John Tenniel.
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More gems from a master.......2001-07-03
Lewis Carroll was of course one of the greatest and most influential children's writers who ever lived. He was also a mathematics lecturer at Oxford who wrote excellent books on logic. It has been said that these were two halves of a split personality, but this book is proof that they were not. Here are some wonderful puzzles that unite the children's writer and the mathematician, and will appeal to everyone who has the slightest trace of mathematical ability. Edward Wakeling, a noted authority on Lewis Carroll and himself a mathematician, has done a good job assembling this book.
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Yes, this is the Lewis Carroll who wrote Alice in Wonderland, and these two works show the same quirky humor. Here you see Carroll the mathematician at his playful best. Don't let the title of the first work mislead you--this isn't about modern symbolic logic but about ways of expressing classical logic with symbols. It's loaded with amusing problems to delight any mathematical puzzler. In the second work he turns logic into a game played with diagrams and colored counters, giving you hundreds of challenging and witty syllogisms to solve. Great mind-stretching fun.
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Over 350 ingenious problems involving classical logic: logic is expressed in terms of symbols; syllogisms and the sorites are diagrammed; logic becomes a game played with 2 diagrams and a set of counters. Two books bound as one.
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Symbolic logic still useful.......2007-01-22
Probably is not often taught any more as it has been replaced by other methods, still has use because it teaches alternate methods and formats of solving logic problems. Since this book was not written recently the language can be a bit confusing, but otherwise is a quick and somewhat enjoyable read.
This ain't Wonderland.......2006-07-22
Some books you read to relax, some to learn, and some...well, some will make you think and wonder and grow. This is one of those.
The problems here have been around for more than a century, and yet they are still as effective in teaching logic as the day they were written.
If you are getting ready for the LSAT, this is not a bad place to start. If you just want to tease your intellect, this is a great source for hours of amusement.
Reminds us that math can be FUN.......2000-01-21
Math is fun, but the rhetoric of most 'taught' (probably an overstatement) math (and, by extension, logic) is so incredibly dry that the forest is rarely seen for the bark on the trees. But here Carroll, with tongue lodged firmly in cheek, turns the rhetoric (and by extension, the way we think about math problems) on its ear, and the result is an often incredibly funny approach to math and logic problems which stays with you and ultimately worms its way into your quotidian. I'll also say that, as an atrociously poor student in high school, this book allowed me to ace the SATs, and then ten years later the GREs.
great book to teach logic to children.......1999-05-26
This book by Lewis Carroll is a wonderful source to learn the basics of logic in a funny and natural way. It can be used as a self-study guide or as a manual for educators teaching elements of logic to schoolchildren. It is very clear and consequent and gives the basic idea of propositions and syllogisms. The theory is framed in an unusual game that makes it much more understandable. As always Carroll's examples are a little bit absurdic but this is exactly what makes them humorous, attractive and involving. The book is also a great brain teaser for readers of all ages. Unfortunately it is not as well known as Alice in Wonderland but it has been translated into many foreign languages. I widely used the Russain translation when teaching logic to schoolchildren in St. Petersburg, Russia. Currently being a doctoral student in the States I try to introduce it to my colleagues.
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This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known mathematics author Martin Gardner, this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun and informative.
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the editorial review math is exactly correct!.......2005-04-21
Ok, since there is some confusion on the issue, let me explain how the 2/3 comes about. We are looking for the probability that the second marble is white, given that the first one pulled out of the bag was.
First intuitively - if you think about it, if there had been 2 white marbles in the bag to start with you're more likely to have pulled out a white marble on the first draw than you would have if the bag started with one white and one black. That is, knowing that you pulled out a white marble, it's more likely that both marbles were white than it is that there was one of each.
Now mathematically - this is called conditional probability. Because of the problem description, before drawing the bag could either contain one of each color or two white marbles, each of these options with probability .5 (50%). If the bag has one of each, your probability of drawing white first is .5, and if it has two whites your probability of drawing white first is 1 (100%).
So, the (compound) probability that the bag has one of each *and* you get white first is .5 x .5 = .25 and the probability that the bag has both white and you get white first is .5 x 1 = .5. So, the total probability of getting white first is the sum of the probabilities of these two possible ways of that occuring, .75.
Now, the actual probability that was requested was that of there being a white marble in the bag after taking out a white one...that is, what's the probability of the bag having had 2 white marbles if you know it had at least one. This should be the same as the probability of getting two white marbles divided by the probability that the first marble was white.
Probability notation for this conditional probability is
P(W2|W1) = P(W1 & W2)/P(W2)
Which then is .5/.75, which is equal to 2/3 - the number given in the editorial. The result does maybe initially seem to be a strange number, but there is no wiggle room here. It's correct.
Letter to the editorial review.......2005-03-11
The Editorial has single handedly solved a modern dilemma in the world of Mathematics. I do believe it has been said that it is better to be assumed a fool then to open your mouth and remove all doubt. The final conclusion is that the contradiction leads us to realize a possible incompleteness in the system. Here is how:
Solution #1 As the state of the bag, after the operation, is necessarily identical with its state before it, the chance is just what it was, viz. 1/2. Solution #2 Let B and W1 stand for the black or white counter that may be in the bag at the start and W2 for the added white counter. After removing white counter there are three equally likely states:
Inside bag------Outside bag
W1--------------W2
W2--------------W1
B ---------------W2
In two of these states a white counter remains in the bag, and so the chance of drawing a white counter the second time is 2/3. This contradiction of the first solution might indicate that the system offers an incomplete answer (not that the first answer was wrong).
Essential for Lewis Carroll fans.......2002-01-08
Lewis Carroll was in "real life" Charles Dodgson, lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University and author of books on geometry and logic. Mathematics intrudes into his children's books, especially Sylvie and Bruno. There is nobody better qualified to explain this side of Lewis Carroll to the non-mathematician than Martin Gardner, author of the Annotated Alice and for many years the compiler of the Mathematical Puzzles column in Scientific American. This book will delight Carroll's many fans and may intrigue many who would not normally be attracted to children's fiction. I also recommend the two books on Lewis Carroll's puzzles by Edward Wakeling; as a professional mathematician, he brings a complementary perspective.
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Challenging collection of 42 mathematical mind-benders, compiled by Lewis Carroll scholar, includes Castle Croquet, A Sticky but Polished Riddle, Who's Coming to Dinner?, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Eligible Apartments, Predicting the Total, and more. Solutions.
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Build a house of cards with this deck of 55 oversized playing cards with slits. Cards feature 48 of Sir John Tenniel's original designs for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, with additional artwork by Brian Partridge. Game instructions included.
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The best of all combinations! What could be more delightful to young readers than Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark," with its original illustrations by Henry Holiday, side by side with Martin Gardner's Snarkteasers--75 puzzling questions like these:
If it hails on the ship at midnight while the ship is at anchor, can the weather be warm and sunny 72 hours later? Assume that the ship stays anchored at the same spot. (ANSWER: No, in 72 hours it will be midnight again.)
Can you rearrange the letters of OCEAN to spell something in which one can spend days on the ocean? But if the ocean is frisky, it's risky. (ANSWER: Canoe)
Young Snark-hunters have been sailing along with this extraordinary seagoing crew in search of a Snark since the poem was first published more than 100 years ago. And Martin Gardner's Snarkteasers are sure to make this fantastic voyage more enchanting than ever before.
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Own Your Own Corporation reveals how private citizens can take advantage of incorporating themselves and their business to save thousands of dollars in taxes and protect themselves against financial disaster.
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Own Your Own Corporation reveals the legal secrets and strategies that the rich have used for generations to run their businesses and protect their assets. Written in a clear and easily understandable style, Own Your Own Corporation provides the necessary knowledge to save thousands of dollars in taxes and protect your family assets from the attacks of creditors.
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• Select the best entity for your own personal strategy
• Maximize the incredible benefits of a C corporation
• Use Nevada corporations for asset protection and tax savings
• Raise money for your new venture
• Use employment agreements for your benefit
• Easily prepare and maintain corporate records
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A very cheap education, worth 10 times the price!.......2007-06-08
If you are looking for a book that will tell you what kind of corporate entity you should put your company in, this is as close as you're going to get.
The bad news is, you will still want to hire an attorney to set up the corporation for you. The biggest benefit with the book is, you will not have to have the attorney spend his time (at $200+ and hour)explaining to you what the differences are from one type of entity to the next. After reading this book, you should be pretty much up to speed, with maybe one or two additional questions needing to be asked.
So, let's review: read a book, four hours and less than twenty bucks. Listen to an attorney: one hour, $200. Having done the math, I chose to read the book. Unless your business has too much money on its hands (in which case, I'll take some of it!) all of us corporate executive wannabes should read this book! :-)
This is a good overview of corporations for individuals.......2007-05-14
I found this to be a good overview of corporations usage for individuals. It has certain tilt to using Utah corporations that may be biased by the author's home state. But the insights offered are valid business considerations. The author's views should be discussed together jointly with your accountant and attorney.
Own Your Own Corporation.......2007-03-09
I realy got some good out of this book and I recommend to anybody doing their own business.
Good job.
own your own corp........2007-02-20
Perfect for the bigger businesses, but I'm not going to need this book for a few more years. Until then, it'll sit on my book shelf and wait for me to grow. I skimmed through it and it seemed very well put together.
Good business info.......2007-02-17
Typical of Kiyosaki's Rich Dad series, this book delivers a sound business concept in an easy to read format. Kiyosaki encourages us to create corporation, specifcally Nevada based corps, to achieve our financial goals and protect our assets from litigation and our income from taxes. This book also expands on the idea of being a business owner, as in the B quadrant of the Cashflow quadrant.
I also recommend you read "The Richest Man in Babylon," by George Clason, adn "The 17 Principles of Creating Wealth," by Phillip Collinsworth.
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