Discover the adventure and excitement of mathematical puzzles! Match your wits with the human computer!! Sharpen your intellect, delight your friends and enjoy hours of purposeful entertainment!!!
Mathematics is not always hard, mind-boggling stuff. It can also be simple, delightful and interesting. Many famous mathematicians are known to be devoted to peg jumping puzzles. It is perhaps this kind of play that leads to scientific discoveries.
The celebrity author, Shakuntala Devi, is regarded as 'authentic heroine of the twentieth century'. She calculates faster than the fastest computer, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and continues to amaze audiences around the world with her feats of calculation.
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS
'Engrossing and entertaining book- there is something of interest for all.'
— Statesman
'Provides excitement as well as recreation.'
— Patriot
Reader Review
This is a book of puzzles, and the puzzles in this book are interesting and will involve the reader while solving them. The puzzles are short in length but will force you to exercise your brain, and use your logical skills. The puzzles are of a wide range from the modern ones to those from an ancient text. There are 150 puzzles in this book, and they vary from simple ones to the more difficult ones. They are interesting even for those who are not skilled in Maths. Altogether a good book with which one can pass some time, improve one's skills and enjoy. Try these puzzles.
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