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Tables of Contents for Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
vii
Part I ARITHMETIC PUZZLES
1
12
The Colored Socks
3
1
Weighty Problem
4
2
The Silver Bar
6
4
The Three Cats
10
2
Mrs. Puffem's Cigarettes
12
1
Part II MONEY PUZZLES
13
12
Second-Hand Scooter
15
2
Low Finance
17
2
No Change
19
2
Al's Allowance
21
3
Pick Your Pay
24
1
Part III SPEED PUZZLES
25
10
The Bicycles and the Fly
27
2
The Floating Hat
29
2
Round Trip
31
2
Airplane Paradox
33
2
Part IV PLANE GEOMETRY PUZZLES
35
10
Corner to Corner
37
1
The Hindu and the Cat
38
2
Cutting the Pie
40
3
Where Does the Square Go?
43
2
Part V SOLID GEOMETRY PUZZLES
45
8
Under the Band
47
2
The Third Line
49
2
The Painted Cubes
51
1
The Spotted Basketball
52
1
Part VI GAME PUZZLES
53
12
The Circle of Pennies
55
2
Fox and Goose
57
2
Bridg-It
59
4
Nim
63
2
Part VII PROBABILITY PUZZLES
65
10
The Three Pennies
67
2
The Tenth Roll
69
2
Odds on Kings
71
2
Boys vs. Girls
73
2
Part VIII TOPOLOGY PUZZLES
75
12
The Five Bricks
77
2
Outside or Inside?
79
3
The Two Knots
82
3
Reversing the Sweater
85
2
Part IX MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES
87
12
The Five Tetrominoes
89
3
The Two Tribes
92
2
No Time for School
94
2
Time for Toast
96
2
The Three Neckties
98
1
Part X TRICKY PUZZLES
99
12
Suggestions for Further Reading
111