Orange--Grades 9 to 12

Originally published in France, this translation of mathematical conundrums offers English-speaking students, as well as lovers of math games and logic puzzles, an opportunity to meet the challenges devised by the Federation Francaise des Jeux Mathematiques for the International Championship of Mathematics. Designed to address a student's reasoning skills rather than knowledge, this engaging series of 50 problem sets represents the best of more than a decase's worth of championship questions. The three collections are organized by mathematical themes- geometry and symmetry, arithmetic and number theory, logic and algorithmic process to easily adapt to an instructor's curriculum. 50 Mathematical Puzzles and Problems will provide students hours of investigative problem solving, while reinforcing and integrating the fundamental themes of traditional and discrete mathematics. Each book is arranged with one problem per page for easy overhead use or distribution. The Orange collection is the intermediate set, designed to challenge most high school students. Concepts include the division of polygons into tilings of congruent shapes; knots, chains, and networks; deciphering messages and breaking codes. A few solutions are facilitated with algebra and trigonometry. For Grades 9-12.

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Red--Grades 10 and Up

Originally published in France, this translation of mathematical conundrums offers English-speaking students, as well as lovers of math games and logic puzzles, an opportunity to meet the challenges devised by the Federation Francaise des Jeux Mathematiques for the International Championship of Mathematics. Designed to address a student's reasoning skills rather than knowledge, this engaging series of 50-problem sets represents the best of more than a decades worth of championship questions. The three collections are organized by mathematical themes- geometry and symmetry, arithmetic and number theory, logic and algorithimic process- to easily adapt to an instructor's curriculum. 50 Mathematical Puzzles and Problems will provide students hours of investigative problem solving, while reinforcing and integrating the fundamental themes of traditional and discrete mathematics. Each book is arranged with one problem per page for easy overhead use or distribution. The Red Collection is the most ambitious set in the series. Puzzles use vectors, transformations, systems of equations, series, and number theory. Problems are solved with compass and straightedge constructions, trigonometry, the Pythagorean theorem, synthetic division, and a great deal of ingenuity. For Grade 9-College.

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50 Mathematics Puzzles and Problems Green Collection, Grades 6-12

Originally published in France, this translation of mathematical conundrums offers English-speaking students, as well as lovers of math games and logic puzzles, an opportunity to meet the challenges divised by the Federation Francaise des Jeux Mathematiques for the International Championship of Mathematics. Designed to address a student's reasoning skills rather than knowledge, this engaging series of 50-problem sets represents the best of more than a decade's worth of championship questions. The three collections are organized by mathematical themes--geometry and symmetry, arithmetic and number theory, logic and algorithmic process--to easily adapt to an instructor's curriculum. 50 Mathematical Puzzles and Problems will provide students with hours of investigative problem solving, while reinforcing and integrating the fundamental themes of traditional and discrete mathematics. Each book is arranged with one problem per page for easy overhead use or distribution. The Green Collection is the introductory set, as accessible and rewarding to many middle school students as it is worthwhile for high school students. It addresses classic problems such as the four-color map, division of irregular areas into equal parts, magic squares, and number mazes.

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