Polyominoes : Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings - Revised and Expanded Second Edition

Solomon W. Golomb

ISBN 10: 0691024448 / ISBN 13: 9780691024448

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1996

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Inspiring popular video games like Tetris while contributing to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory, polyominoes have continued to spark interest ever since their inventor, Solomon Golomb, introduced them to puzzle enthusiasts several decades ago. In this fully revised and expanded edition of his landmark book, the author takes a new generation of readers on a mathematical journey into the world of the deceptively simple polyomino. Golomb incorporates important, recent developments, and poses problems, inviting the reader to play with and develop an understanding of the extraordinary properties of polyominoes.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780691024448

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Polyominoes : Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings - Revised and Expanded Second Edition
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0691024448
• ISBN-13: 9780691024448
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Illustrator: Warren Lushbaugh
• Auflage: 2. Auflage
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 229B x 152 H x 12 T Millimeter Breite: 229 mm, Höhe: 152 mm, Tiefe: 12 mm
• Gewicht: 298 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Inspiring popular video games like Tetris while contributing to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory, polyominoes have continued to spark interest ever since their inventor, Solomon Golomb, introduced them to puzzle enthusiasts several decades ago. In this fully revised and expanded edition of his landmark book, the author takes a new generation of readers on a mathematical journey into the world of the deceptively simple polyomino. Golomb incorporates important, recent developments, and poses problems, inviting the reader to play with and develop an understanding of the extraordinary properties of polyominoes.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Solomon W. Golomb, University Professor at the University of Southern California, teaches in the Departments of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, invents mathematical puzzles, and publishes in many areas of science and technology.