Ahmes Legacy

Provides a rare look at the psychology and neuroscientific aspects of recreational mathematics and what it entails for understanding the mathematical mind
Presents an overall picture of what pizzles mean for the origins and developments of mathematics

Maintains a user-friendly level, while including more technical discussion of solutions in appendices for interested readers

Provides a rare look at the psychology and neuroscientific aspects of recreational mathematics and what it entails for understanding the mathematical mind Presents an overall picture of what pizzles mean for the origins and developments of mathematics Maintains a user-friendly level, while including more technical discussion of solutions in appendices for interested readers

Contenu

1. Puzzles and Mathematics.- 2. An Archetype Theory of Puzzles.- 3. Puzzles and Discovery.- 4. Puzzles and Spatial Reasoning.- 5. The Mathematical Mind.- References.- Index.