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Quantum quandaries : 100 brainteasers from Quantum : the magazine of math and science - edited by Timothy Weber ; illustrated by Sergey Ivanov ; introduction by Mark Saul.Material Type: BookLanguage: EnglishOUM Control No: 000158285Related Author: Ivanov, Sergey. | Weber, Timothy. | ebrary, Inc. | National Science Teachers Association. | Quantum (Washington, D.C.).Publication Details: Arlington, VA : National Science Teachers Association, c1996.Description: [207] p. : ill.Item Type: OnlineISBN No:
- 0873551362 (pbk.)
- 9780873551366 (pbk.)
Summary:
For extra credit or just for the fun of it, why not try a brainteaser? This collection brings together the first 100 brainteasers from Quantum magazine, published by the National Science Teachers Association in collaboration with the Russian magazine Kvant . Through its pages, you'll find number rebuses, geometry ticklers, logic puzzles, and quirky questions with a physics twist. Students and teachers alike will enjoy these fun quandaries.
The solution to each brainteaser is found on the following page. Don't peek or you are certain to miss out on the terrific challenges put forth in this compendium! They can be useful for extra credit, for a change of pace in the secondary classroom, or as an enrichment activity for students who finish their work early. The puzzles are wonderful motivators.