AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
About the Book Series
This series aims to capture new and exciting work in Recreational Mathematics, loosely defined as ‘mathematics arising from recreational and esthetic pursuits’, though we are happy to bend that definition to accommodate almost anything that explores mathematics with a spirit of creativity, and curiosity. In the past century, Recreational Mathematics has proven itself as a way to engage a wider audience with the subject, and also as a catalyst for deep research in the field. The remit of the series is extremely broad, featuring books taking a mathematical approach to puzzles, games, origami, visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, history, magic and more besides. We welcome all manner of text-types, though we do especially value those books that can be used in an educational setting and which are accessible to readers with minimal mathematical background.
If you have a manuscript, proposal, or even just the beginnings of an idea, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The Baseball Mysteries: Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives
1st Edition
By Jerry Butters, Jim Henle
May 18, 2023
The Baseball Mysteries: Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives is a book of baseball puzzles, logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are solved by reasoning from the rules of the game and a few facts. The logic in the ...
Mathematical Puzzle Tales from Mount Olympus
1st Edition
By Andy Liu
December 29, 2022
Mathematical Puzzle Tales from Mount Olympus uses fascinating tales from Greek Mythology as the background for introducing mathematics puzzles to the general public. A background in high school mathematics will be ample preparation for using this book, and it should appeal to anyone who enjoys ...
Mathematical Recreations from the Tournament of the Towns
1st Edition
By Andy Liu, Peter Taylor
December 07, 2022
Mathematical Recreations from the Tournament of the Towns contains the complete list of problems and solutions to the International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns from Fall 2007 to Spring 2021.The primary audience for this book is the army of recreational mathematicians united under the banner...
Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games
1st Edition
By Mark Bollman
April 29, 2022
There are thousands of books relating to poker, blackjack, roulette and baccarat, including strategy guides, statistical analysis, psychological studies, and much more. However, there are no books on Pell, Rouleno, Street Dice, and many other games that have had a short life in casinos! While this...
Star Origami: The Starrygami™ Galaxy of Modular Origami Stars, Rings and Wreaths
1st Edition
By Tung Ken Lam
September 22, 2021
"Star Origami is a festival of folding fun that is sure to inspire. Tung Ken's stellar designs are rich with invention, and as always, his works are beautifully illustrated and written by him. Those eager for the math behind the designs will not be disappointed."— Michael LaFosse (Origamido® Studio...
Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette
1st Edition
By Mark Bollman
August 20, 2021
Mathematics is the basis of casino games, which are the bedrock of a $100 billion/year industry. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette takes an in-depth look at the four biggest table games in casinos: blackjack, baccarat, craps, and roulette. It...
Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games
2nd Edition
By Jörg Bewersdorff
April 28, 2021
Praise for the First Edition "Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to improve one’s skills."– Midwest Book Review "...
X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics
1st Edition
By Richard Garfinkle, David Garfinkle
February 05, 2021
X Marks the Spot is written from the point of view of the users of mathematics. Since the beginning, mathematical concepts and techniques (such as arithmetic and geometry) were created as tools with a particular purpose like counting sheep and measuring land areas. Understanding those purposes ...
Tessellations: Mathematics, Art, and Recreation
1st Edition
By Robert Fathauer
December 08, 2020
Tessellations: Mathematics, Art and Recreation aims to present a comprehensive introduction to tessellations (tiling) at a level accessible to non-specialists. Additionally, it covers techniques, tips, and templates to facilitate the creation of mathematical art based on tessellations. Inclusion of...
Six Simple Twists: The Pleat Pattern Approach to Origami Tessellation Design
2nd Edition
By Benjamin DiLeonardo-Parker
September 08, 2020
This new edition of Six Simple Twists: The Pleat Pattern Approach to Origami Tessellation Design introduces an innovative pleat pattern technique for origami designs that is easily accessible to anyone who enjoys the geometry of paper. The book begins with six basic forms meant to ease the reader ...
The Geometry of Musical Rhythm: What Makes a "Good" Rhythm Good?, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Godfried T. Toussaint
December 19, 2019
The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the first book to provide a systematic and accessible computational geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the world. It explained how the study of the mathematical properties of musical rhythm generates common mathematical problems ...
A New Year’s Present from a Mathematician
1st Edition
By Snezana Lawrence
December 02, 2019
Longlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize 2021 A New Year’s Present from a Mathematician is an exciting book dedicated to two questions: What is it that mathematicians do? And who gets to be called a ‘mathematician’ and why? This book seeks to answer these questions through a series of stories ranging ...