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Geometric Puzzle Design
About this book
This book discusses how to design "good" geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles, polyhedral dissections, and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples, sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions, as well as practical d
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Two-Dimensional Dissections
- Chapter 2. Two-Dimensional Combinatorial Puzzles
- Chapter 3. Misdirection-Type Puzzles
- Chapter 4. Variations on Sliding Block Puzzles
- Chapter 5. Cubic Block Puzzles
- Chapter 6. Interlocking Block Puzzles
- Chapter 7. The Six-Piece Burr
- Chapter 8. Larger (and Smaller) Burrs
- Chapter 9. The Diagonal Burr
- Chapter 10. The Rhombic Dodecahedron and Its Stellations
- Chapter 11. Polyhedral Puzzles with Dissimilar Pieces
- Chapter 12. Intersecting Prisms
- Chapter 13. Puzzles that Make Different Shapes
- Chapter 14. Coordinate-Motion Puzzles
- Chapter 15. Puzzles Using Hexagonal or Rhombic Sticks
- Chapter 16. Split Triangular Sticks
- Chapter 17. Dissected Rhombic Dodecahedra
- Chapter 18. Miscellaneous Confusing Puzzles
- Chapter 19. Triacontahedral Designs
- Chapter 20. Puzzles Made of Polyhedral Blocks
- Chapter 21. Intermezzo
- Chapter 22. Theme and Variations
- Chapter 23. Blocks and Pins
- Chapter 24. Woodworking Techniques
- Finale
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
