 | Mathematical Recreations & Essays For over eighty years this delightful classic has provided entertainment through mathematical problems commonly known as recreations. This new edition upholds the original, but the terminology and treatment of problems have been updated and much new material has been added. Ball W. W. : W.W. Rouse Ball (1850-1925) was author of several other books on mathematics including the Short History of Mathematics (1888) and the History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge (1889).Coxeter H.S.M. : H.S.M. Coxeter (1907-2003) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto. |
