AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS: Modern Edition, Volume 1: Arithmetical & Algebraical Problems

First published in 1917, Henry Ernest Dudeney’s Amusements in Mathematics became one of the most celebrated collections of puzzles ever written. This modern edition brings new life to the classic, with language lightly updated for clarity while preserving the wit, charm, and intellectual playfulness of the original.Modern Edition, Volume 1 gathers more than one hundred of Dudeney’s cleverest arithmetical and algebraical challenges, from curious number tricks to ingenious equations, each designed to delight, perplex, and sharpen the mind. Originally published in the early twentieth century, these classic recreations continue to reward careful reasoning, experimentation, and mathematical insight.The language has been refined for clarity while preserving the original structure, logic, numbering, and solutions.Features:Problems 1–141 from the original editionOriginal numbering preserved throughoutFaithful modernized languageCarefully restored diagramsArithmetical and algebraical problems with solutionsVolumes in the Amusements in Mathematics — Modern Edition series:Vol. 1 — Arithmetical & Algebraical ProblemsVol. 2 — Geometrical, Dissection & Spatial ProblemsVol. 3 — Route, Combination & Game PuzzlesVol. 4 — Chessboard & Chess PuzzlesVol. 5 — Magic Squares, Paradoxes & Recreational Problems Read more