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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stewart CoffinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: A K Peters Edition: 2nd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.310kg ISBN: 9781568813127ISBN 10: 1568813120 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 20 December 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface, Introduction, 1 Two-Dimensional Dissections, 2 Two-Dimensional Combinatorial Puzzles, 3 Misdirection-Type Puzzles, 4 Variations on Sliding Block Puzzles, 5 Cubic Block Puzzles, 6 Interlocking Block Puzzles, 7 The Six-Piece Burr, 8 Larger (and Smaller) Burrs, 9 The Diagonal Burr, 10 The Rhombic Dodecahedron and Its Stellations, 11 Polyhedral Puzzles with Dissimilar Pieces, 12 Intersecting Prisms, 13 Puzzles that Make Different Shapes, 14 Coordinate-Motion Puzzles, 15 Puzzles Using Hexagonal or Rhombic Sticks, 16 Split Triangular Sticks, 17 Dissected Rhombic Dodecahedra, 18 Miscellaneous Confusing Puzzles, 19 Triacontahedral Designs, 20 Puzzles Made of Polyhedral Blocks, 21 Intermezzo, 22 Theme and Variations, 23 Blocks and Pins, 24 Woodworking Techniques, Finale, Bibliography, IndexReviewsThere are many books on solving puzzles, but Coffin's book is different. It is one of the few books on the design and making of puzzles... Coffin successfully gives the reader an insight into how a puzzle designer thinks; one can begin to see how he has come up with the ideas for his puzzles. --Leanne Rylands, Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, May 2009 A most entertaining read ... to provide the necessary bit of relaxation to allow one's genuine mathematical problems to simmer in one's subconscious. --P. McMullen, Mathematical Reviews, November 2007 Written by veteran woodworker and expert wood puzzle designer Stewart Coffin, Geometric Puzzle Design is a one-of-a-kind guide to creating intriguing, three-dimensional wooden puzzles. Special techniques for creating oddly shaped small puzzle pieces accurately and safely, recommendations for drafting one's own original designs, mathematical concepts that can be applied as engineering tools, and much more fill this original craftsman's manual. A 'must-have' for intermediate to advanced woodworkers seeking to create truly brain-teasing gifts. --Midwest Book Review, June 2007 Written by veteran woodworker and expert wood puzzle designer Stewart Coffin, Geometric Puzzle Design is a one-of-a-kind guide to creating intriguing, three-dimensional wooden puzzles. Special techniques for creating oddly shaped small puzzle pieces accurately and safely, recommendations for drafting one's own original designs, mathematical concepts that can be applied as engineering tools, and much more fill this original craftsman's manual. A 'must-have' for intermediate to advanced woodworkers seeking to create truly brain-teasing gifts. -Midwest Book Review, June 2007 A most entertaining read ... to provide the necessary bit of relaxation to allow one's genuine mathematical problems to simmer in one's subconscious. -P. McMullen, Mathematiacl Reviews, November 2007 There are many books on solving puzzles, but Coffin's book is different. It is one of the few books on the design and making of puzzles... Coffin successfully gives the reader an insight into how a puzzle designer thinks; one can begin to see how he has come up with the ideas for his puzzles. -Leanne Rylands, Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, May 2009 Author InformationStewart Coffin has been designing intriguing geometrical puzzles and making them in his workshop for the past 35 years, creating more than 140 original designs. The craftsmanship and originality of their designs have won him a devoted following among puzzle enthusiasts and collectors throughout the world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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