BOOK DESCRIPTION
Mathematics is not always hard , mind-boggling stuff , it can also be simple , interesting and delight-
-ful . Many famous mathematicians are known to be devoted to peg-jumping puzzles and it is parhaps this
kind of play that leads to them on to scientific discoveries . The puzzles presented in this book are by none
other than world-renowned mathematical prodigy , Shakuntala Devi . These are meant to develop one's wit
and sharpen his intellectual faculties.
Shakuntala Devi has been regarded by the west as an "Authentic Heroine of the 20th century". She
calculates faster than the fastest computer . She also writes on subjects as varied as Mathematics , crime
and homosexuality .
-ful . Many famous mathematicians are known to be devoted to peg-jumping puzzles and it is parhaps this
kind of play that leads to them on to scientific discoveries . The puzzles presented in this book are by none
other than world-renowned mathematical prodigy , Shakuntala Devi . These are meant to develop one's wit
and sharpen his intellectual faculties.
Shakuntala Devi has been regarded by the west as an "Authentic Heroine of the 20th century". She
calculates faster than the fastest computer . She also writes on subjects as varied as Mathematics , crime
and homosexuality .
BOOK DETAILS
Book Name : Puzzles To Puzzle You
Author : Shakuntala Devi
Publisher : Orient Paperbacks
ISBN : 978-8-12-220014-0
Year : 2001
Pages : 140
Language : English
File size : 2.63 MB
File format : PDF
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