Brainteasers

Build higher-level thinking and processing skills with fun puzzles and problems using Brainteasers! This book includes matrix logic, sequencing, probability, place value, and geometry, as well as basic math skills for grades 2–3. It also includes a review test, an answer key, and remediation and extension activities. This 48-page book supports NCTM standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

The majority of computer books currently available fall into two main categories - either programming manuals or, alternatively, games handbooks with pre-worked listings. This book is designed to bridge the gap by presenting a variety of brainteasers to stimulate the imagination and give an opportunity to devise original programs which put the computer through its paces. The book is in three main sections.

Proves that math can be serious fun!

Build higher-level thinking and processing skills with fun puzzles and problems using Brainteasers! This book includes matrix logic, sequencing, probability, place value, and geometry, as well as basic math skills for grades 2–3. It also includes a review test, an answer key, and remediation and extension activities.

"Fans will find this volume indispensable; casual readers will find it an attractive nuisance," observed The Scientific American of this rich and challenging compilation of puzzles. From brainteasers that any novice can figure out to complex problems involving number theory, this puzzle treasury offers a splendid variety of conundrums. Readers can follow the path of the bouncing billiard balls, search for the lost chord, size up golden spheres, calculate the number of squared eggs, and take on dozens of other imaginative challenges, including diabolic squares, flexagons, domino games, and geometric dissections.