The colossal book of short puzzles and problems: combinatorics, probability, algebra, geometry, topology, chess, logic, cryptarithms, wordplay, physics and other topics of recreational mathematics (Record no. 681707)
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| fixed length control field | 00903nam a2200193 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 231129b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780393061147 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 793.8 |
| Cutter | GAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gardner, Martin |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The colossal book of short puzzles and problems: combinatorics, probability, algebra, geometry, topology, chess, logic, cryptarithms, wordplay, physics and other topics of recreational mathematics |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | W.W.Norton & Company |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2006 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 494 pages: illustrations; 25 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest, the puzzles gathered here have been selected by Gardner for their illuminating--and often bewildering--solutions. Filled with over 300 illustrations." |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientific recreations |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematical recreations |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Richards, Dana |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Donated Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General Book | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad | General | 23/08/2019 | Donated Book | 0.00 | 793.8 GAR | SIBMH-DB-0165 | 29/11/2023 | Donated Books |