Fractal Music, Hypercards and More: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazine
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ISBN: 9780716721895
W. H. Freeman & Co | 1991 (first published edition)
Paperback | 328 pages
A collection of informative and engaging mathematical recreations originally from Martin Gardner’s celebrated Scientific American column. This book brings together brain‑teasing articles — many updated with new ideas and solutions — exploring topics such as fractal music, the “Math Zoo,” Egyptian fractions, minimal sculpture, time reversal, tangent circles, and poetry and pi. With Gardner’s characteristic clarity and wit, this volume blends puzzles, concepts, and insightful commentary that make mathematics both entertaining and thought‑provoking for readers of all levels.