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 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 ...
Marvelous Modular Origami
1st Edition
By Meenakshi Mukerji
April 24, 2007
This richly illustrated book provides step-by-step instructions for the construction of over 30 different modular origami structures. The author describes basic folding techniques required to construct the “modules” that are used as building blocks to construct complex ornamental models. The ...
Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 4
2nd Edition
By Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy
March 30, 2004
In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new ...
Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection
1st Edition
By Peter Winkler
December 26, 2003
Collected over several years by Peter Winkler, of Bell Labs, dozens of elegant, intriguing challenges are presented in Mathematical Puzzles. The answers are easy to explain, but without this book, devilishly hard to find. Creative reasoning is the key to these puzzles. No involved computation or ...
Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 3
2nd Edition
By Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy
September 10, 2003
In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new ...
Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 2
2nd Edition
By Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy
January 03, 2003
In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new ...
Origami^{3}
1st Edition
Edited
By Thomas Hull
July 18, 2002
The book contains papers from the proceedings of the 3rd International Meeting of Origami Science, Math, and Education, sponsored by OrigamiUSA. They cover topics ranging from the mathematics of origami using polygon constructions and geometric projections, applications, and science of origami, and...
Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays: Volume 1
2nd Edition
By Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy
January 16, 2001
This classic on games and how to play them intelligently is being re-issued in a new, four volume edition. This book has laid the foundation to a mathematical approach to playing games. The wise authors wield witty words, which wangle wonderfully winning ways. In Volume 1, the authors do the Spade ...
The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
1st Edition
By Elwyn R. Berlekamp
July 18, 2000
The game of Dots-and-Boxes, the popular game in which two players take turns connecting an array of dots to form squares, or "boxes" has long been considered merely a child's game. In this book, however, the author reveals the surprising complexity of the game, along with advanced strategies that ...
Hex Strategy: Making the Right Connections
1st Edition
By Cameron Browne
May 30, 2000
Hex Strategy is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the game of Hex, from its history and mathematical underpinnings to discussions of advanced playing techniques. This is first and foremost a book on strategy aimed at providing sufficient knowledge to play the game at any level desired...