{"product_id":"dissections-plane-and-fancy-paperback-9780521525824","title":"Dissections; Plane and Fancy (Paperback) 9780521525824","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDissections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePlane and Fancy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive, beautifully illustrated survey accessible to anyone familiar with high school geometry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGreg N. Frederickson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521525824, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 February 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 528 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.7 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Every puzzle fan will like this interesting and amusing book.' EMS Newsletter\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCan you cut an octagon into 5 pieces and rearrange them into a square? How about turning a star into a pentagon? These are just two of the infinite challenges of geometric dissections, the mathematical art of cutting figures into pieces that can be rearranged to form other figures, using as few pieces as possible. This book shows you many ingenious ways to solve these problems and the beautiful constructions you can create. Through the ages, geometric dissections have fascinated puzzle fans and great mathematicians alike. Here you will find dissections known to Plato alongside exciting new discoveries. The author explains solution methods carefully, assuming only a basic knowledge of high school geometry, then poses puzzles for you to solve. He also introduces the people - famous, not-so-famous, and obscure - who have worked on these problems, travelling from the palace school of tenth-century Baghdad to the mathematical puzzle columns in turn-of-the-century newspapers, from the 1900 Paris Congress of Mathematicians to the night sky of Canberra.  This beautifully illustrated book will provide hours of enjoyment for any mathematical puzzle enthusiast.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. 'Dat Pussle'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Our geometric universe\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fearful symmetry\u003cbr\u003e 4. It's hip to be a square\u003cbr\u003e 5. Triangles and friends\u003cbr\u003e 6. All polygons created equal\u003cbr\u003e 7. First steps\u003cbr\u003e 8. Step right up!\u003cbr\u003e 9. Watch your step!\u003cbr\u003e 10. Just tessellating\u003cbr\u003e 11. Plain out-stripped\u003cbr\u003e 12. Strips teased\u003cbr\u003e 13. Tessellations completed\u003cbr\u003e 14. Maltese crosses\u003cbr\u003e 15. Curves ahead\u003cbr\u003e 16. Stardom\u003cbr\u003e 17. Farewell, my lindgren\u003cbr\u003e 18. The new breed\u003cbr\u003e 19. When polygons aren't regular\u003cbr\u003e 20. On to solids\u003cbr\u003e 21. Cubes rationalized\u003cbr\u003e 22. Prisms reformed\u003cbr\u003e 23. Cheated, bamboozled, and hornswoggled\u003cbr\u003e 24. Solutions to all our problems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geometry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geometry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geometry%20%5BPBM%5D%22\"\u003ePBM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019777102104,"sku":"9780521525824","price":36.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521525824i_2dc166f8-ad9c-44fb-94d7-8d827bd29db9.jpg?v=1691368886","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dissections-plane-and-fancy-paperback-9780521525824","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}