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The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge: Over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind
Литагент HarperCollins
’Be warned: cracking puzzles releases a very addictive drug.’ – Marcus du SautoyHave you ever wanted to be a puzzle pro or logical luminary? Well, look no further!The perfect way to liven up your day, The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge has over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind. From starter puzzles to perplexing Olympiad problems designed to stretch even the strongest mathematicians, this book is the ideal forum to get your brain into gear and feed it with the challenges it craves.Specially curated from the UK Mathematics Trust’s catalogue of puzzles, most of these problems can be tackled using no more than a little numerical knowledge, logical thinking and native wit. Including interludes of crossnumber conundrums and shuttle challenges, space for your working out and a handy glossary for those obscure mathematical terms, this book has everything you need to solve captivating problems all year round.Do you have what it takes to conquer The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge?
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Contents
Cover (#ua10b24fa-5137-5ed0-8232-74a38c96554e)
Title Page (#u45d0f140-b767-5816-955e-d4a3b407da0e)
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Foreword by Marcus du Sautoy (#ulink_37cfa5b0-e885-5236-bf6f-0d291edc0e42)
Introduction (#ulink_ba90edcf-bd78-5597-9d9d-50d7e39e48ec)
The Problems (#ulink_1f63c861-a8c5-5e82-b5b3-59819c39051f)
Week 1 (#ulink_8b129db6-15e4-5249-94b8-96ea37e6c4c7)
Week 2 (#ulink_d75a4250-adf1-5973-bb56-19aaa81827bc)
Logic Challenge 1 (#ulink_5adef3ac-3021-5a73-a1ac-d2f7467f1b14)
Week 3 (#ulink_6d8c0dcf-79de-51ab-9552-cdc29b9380eb)
Week 4 (#ulink_84bc8175-fd31-5689-bbad-7d8fac1c90ea)
Crossnumber 1 (#ulink_53b0029f-c661-53f1-94f9-c0d6fa3944a4)
Week 5 (#ulink_f7ce063a-9fd6-58a0-91cc-2ceebfd0fdc8)
Week 6 (#ulink_4e6c81df-c439-5b17-a48a-f8ab60b66794)
Make a Number Challenge (#ulink_e2f74f89-0f46-5f41-b0eb-dedb10a5ce63)
Week 7 (#ulink_ca01a304-ca24-5619-abc4-0812e9d4a437)
Week 8 (#ulink_45dd2a5e-696c-5bd2-b9a4-45c8117c30e2)
Crossnumber 2 (#ulink_a04baf27-c57f-5eaa-8f1f-17a2ca27c241)
Week 9 (#ulink_37c16a7c-8255-5f4c-a64b-996caeae2711)
Week 10 (#ulink_b7311d51-8be0-5786-a520-2bb861a9fbfc)
Shuttle Challenge 1 (#ulink_8de49faa-6f29-52c5-b5c7-cc0f65138e16)
Week 11 (#ulink_c1cdb249-92be-5d0d-a63e-c081f7733f25)
Week 12 (#ulink_a46c1364-30a7-5c6e-95a1-fc0fd81ada7c)
Crossnumber 3 (#ulink_a9122b04-e7e6-51c2-bfd2-b7242a83df66)
Week 13 (#ulink_52e175ad-29ac-52c8-95e5-dca50fe38b7f)
Week 14 (#ulink_cc1db94c-154d-54b7-a2fe-dc99ca4d4e50)
Logic Challenge 2 (#ulink_f0dd4cd0-9454-5d0f-8e0b-c18d76cd23c3)
Week 15 (#ulink_25ed5334-4b49-596d-a719-499eee326fc0)
Week 16 (#ulink_ad8e14ad-5991-5a34-af0c-a60bcfc26fca)
Crossnumber 4 (#ulink_b7883565-80cf-5afb-9b12-2f20d042c1fe)
Week 17 (#ulink_aea928b7-5b87-559c-ad59-a9fafd0616a4)
Week 18 (#ulink_e6931345-6833-584d-aad2-5f4cc67619f4)
Shuttle Challenge 2 (#ulink_5a3f80bc-a13b-55a7-8304-8c1e99823445)
Week 19 (#ulink_010cfc41-2572-5a3d-a92d-8ce1835fd59b)
Week 20 (#ulink_19a98aee-cd88-54e4-bbdb-d9641a5a7cb7)
Crossnumber 5 (#ulink_e6194df0-214d-5efe-a993-ab52781073c8)
Week 21 (#ulink_8db2c308-021f-54c8-8416-a59b97770871)
Week 22 (#ulink_028880e9-7954-5ccf-9d0b-cd0006ef3411)
Logic Challenge 3 (#ulink_b6d3b590-4cd6-5277-9187-33b54e4000a5)
Week 23 (#ulink_be2a106b-aef2-57ed-bcf7-02038253c825)
Week 24 (#ulink_6bd00465-5c6d-5625-942d-0e62191b7326)
Crossnumber 6 (#ulink_84381195-b2bc-5cd0-a2f3-b7ca77afbad8)
Week 25 (#ulink_dda10365-e141-53ae-88d4-f0b72f18f7d0)
Week 26 (#ulink_47985789-f55f-51fe-b888-78322bb4c64b)
Shuttle Challenge 3 (#litres_trial_promo)
Week 27 (#litres_trial_promo)
Week 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Crossnumber 7 (#litres_trial_promo)
Week 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Week 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Logic Challenge 4 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Crossnumber 8 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Shuttle Challenge 4 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Crossnumber 9 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Logic Challenge 5 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Crossnumber 10 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Logic Challenge 6 (#litres_trial_promo)
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Crossnumber 12 (#litres_trial_promo)
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The Penultimate Challenge (#litres_trial_promo)
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Week 50 (#litres_trial_promo)
