The author tells the story of mathematics from ancient times to the present. The influence of mathematics on technology and thus on civilization is depicted by a thematic collection of postage stamps, the photographs of which are interspersed throughout the text. Checklists of stamps depicting mathematicians and scientists and applications of…

This book is a partially annotated bibliography of books, articles and periodicals concerned with mathematical games, puzzles, tricks, amusements, and paradoxes. Volume 2 follows an original monograph which has gone through three editions. The present volume not only brings the literature up to date but also includes material which was omitted in…

This literature guide is a bibliography of books, articles, and periodicals concerned with mathematical recreations. This is the third edition of a book which contained more than 2,000 entries in its original edition. Supplements have been added to bring the bibliography up-to-date. The guide is intended for the professional mathematician and the…

The scope of this booklist includes books for students of average ability, for the mathematically talented, for the professional interests of mathematics teachers, and for those concerned with general mathematics at the junior college level. About 950 titles are listed, many with brief annotations. Starring of 200 titles indicates a priority…

This book is a partially annotated bibliography of books, articles, and periodicals concerned with mathematical games, puzzles, and amusements. It is a reprinting of Volume 1 of a three-volume series. This volume, originally published in 1955, treats problems and recreations which have been important in the history of mathematics as well as some…

This booklist was designed as a guide for selecting materials for inclusion in a secondary school mathematics library and for identifying new books and periodicals of professional interest to teachers of mathematics. Approximately 925 listings are included, some with annotations; about one-fourth of these are starred to indicate the author's…

This book is a partially annotated bibliography of books, articles and periodicals concerned with mathematical games, puzzles, tricks, amusements, and paradoxes. Because the literature in recreational mathematics has proliferated to amazing proportions since Volume 2 of this series (ED 040 874), Volume 3 is more than just an updating of the…

This book is a partially annotated bibliography of books, articles and periodicals concerned with mathematical games, puzzles, tricks, amusements, and paradoxes. The present volume is an update of volume 3. Except for a few minor changes in classification, the organization remains essentially the same. Most of the more than 2,600 references listed…

This document was designed as a guide for the selection of library books for high school students of all levels of ability. It also contains materials dealing with the professional interests of students and teachers involved with mathematics in junior and community colleges. The material is categorized into: (1) Expository Mathematics; (2)…