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.
Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Robert J. Lang
October 05, 2011
The magnum opus of one of the world’s leading origami artists, the second edition of Origami Design Secrets reveals the underlying concepts of origami and how to create original origami designs. Containing step-by-step instructions for 26 models, this book is not just an origami cookbook or list of...
Origami 5: Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science, Mathematics, and Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Patsy Wang-Iverson, Robert J. Lang, Mark YIM
June 21, 2011
Origami5 continues in the excellent tradition of its four previous incarnations, documenting work presented at an extraordinary series of meetings that explored the connections between origami, mathematics, science, technology, education, and other academic fields. The fifth such meeting, 5OSME (...
Train Your Brain: A Year's Worth of Puzzles
1st Edition
By George Gratzer
April 22, 2011
Many people start the day with physical exercise but few seem to be so concerned with exercising the most human of organs-the brain. This book provides you with entertaining and challenging mental exercises for every week of the year. Whether you are a high school student eager to sharpen your ...
Crafting by Concepts: Fiber Arts and Mathematics
1st Edition
Edited
By sarah-marie belcastro, Carolyn Yackel
March 24, 2011
From the editors of the popular Making Mathematics with Needlework, this book presents projects that highlight the relationship between types of needlework and mathematics. Chapters start with accessible overviews presenting the interplay between mathematical concepts and craft expressions. ...
Origami Inspirations
1st Edition
By Meenakshi Mukerji
August 18, 2010
This handsome book is aimed towards those with an intermediate skill level, but the origami basics included at the start of the book make it accessible to beginners. A number of beautiful models are offered, ranging from cubes to prisms to dodecahedra. As with the author’s two previous books, ...
Origami Polyhedra Design
1st Edition
By John Montroll
October 26, 2009
This book unravels the mystery of Geometry in Origami with a unique approach: 64 Polyhedra designs, each made from a single square sheet of paper, no cuts, no glue; each polyhedron the largest possible from the starting size of square and each having an ingenious locking mechanism to hold its shape...
Origami 4
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert J. Lang
August 05, 2009
The connections between origami, mathematics, science, technology, and education have been a topic of considerable interest now for several decades. While many individuals have happened upon discrete connections among these fields during the twentieth century, the field really took off when ...
Games, Puzzles, and Computation
1st Edition
By Robert A. Hearn, Erik D. Demaine
June 30, 2009
The authors show that there are underlying mathematical reasons for why games and puzzles are challenging (and perhaps why they are so much fun). They also show that games and puzzles can serve as powerful models of computation—quite different from the usual models of automata and circuits—offering...
Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs
1st Edition
By Eric Gjerde, Eric Gjerde
December 18, 2008
Eric Gjerde demonstrates 25 of his favorite tessellations and turns them into projects for newcomers as well as experienced origamists. With step-by-step instructions, illustrated crease patterns, and how-to photos, you'll learn to create these wonderful designs yourself. Eric's first book covers ...
Ornamental Origami: Exploring 3D Geometric Designs
1st Edition
By Meenakshi Mukerji
November 21, 2008
This book is a great resource for people who enjoy polyhedra, symmetry, geometry, mathematics and origami. The types of models presented are similar in nature to the models in Mukerji's Marvelous Modular Origami, but some of the chapters are more advanced and all of the designs are new. The reader ...
The Symmetries of Things
1st Edition
By John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strauss
April 18, 2008
Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way—translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point—and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. ...
Mathematical Mind-Benders
1st Edition
By Peter Winkler
August 17, 2007
Peter Winkler is at it again. Following the enthusiastic reaction to Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection, Peter has compiled a new collection of elegant mathematical puzzles to challenge and entertain the reader. The original puzzle connoisseur shares these puzzles, old and new, so ...