Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Games for Your Mind: The History and Future of Logic Puzzles

Længde
13T 4M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry.

In this informative and entertaining book, Jason Rosenhouse begins by introducing listeners to logic and logic puzzles and goes on to reveal the rich history of these puzzles. He shows how Carroll's puzzles presented Aristotelian logic as a game for children, yet also informed his scholarly work on logic. He reveals how another pioneer of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan, drew on classic puzzles about liars and truthtellers to illustrate Kurt Gödel's theorems and illuminate profound questions in mathematical logic. Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data.

Featuring a wealth of sample puzzles ranging from simple to extremely challenging, this lively and engaging book brings together many of the most ingenious puzzles ever devised, including the "Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever," metapuzzles, paradoxes, and the logic puzzles in detective stories.

© 2020 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781705248645
© 2020 Princeton University Press (E-bog): 9780691200347

Release date

Lydbog: 24. november 2020
E-bog: 24. november 2020

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic Michael Withey
  2. The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity Byron Reese
  3. What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge Marcus du Sautoy
  4. It All Adds Up: The Story of People and Mathematics Mickael Launay
  5. The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think Marcus du Sautoy
  6. Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind Annaka Harris
  7. Maths on the Back of an Envelope: Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything Rob Eastaway
  8. The Number Mysteries: A Mathematical Odyssey through Everyday Life Marcus du Sautoy
  9. Logic: A Very Short Introduction Graham Priest
  10. Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason Justin Smith-Ruiu
  11. This Idea is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know John Brockman
  12. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science Peter Godfrey-Smith
  13. The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew Alan Lightman
  14. Capital and Ideology Thomas Piketty
  15. Measurement Paul Lockhart
  16. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari
  17. The Knowledge Illusion: The myth of individual thought and the power of collective wisdom Philip Fernbach
  18. Free Will Sam Harris
  19. Coders: Who They Are, What They Think and How They Are Changing Our World Clive Thompson
  20. Forces of Nature Professor Brian Cox
  21. Insight: The Power of Self-Awareness in a Self-Deluded World Tasha Eurich
  22. The Planets Professor Brian Cox
  23. Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction John Brockman
  24. Human Universe Professor Brian Cox
  25. The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond Christophe Galfard
  26. Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect Matthew D. Lieberman
  27. Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments John Brockman
  28. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Jonathan Haidt
  29. Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity Jamie Metzl
  30. Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings 3rd Edition Gary Wenk
  31. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Robin Hanson
  32. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman Richard P. Feynman
  33. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  34. The World According to Physics Jim Al-Khalili
  35. Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
  36. The Gene: An Intimate History Siddhartha Mukherjee
  37. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Paul Bloom
  38. Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong Paul A. Offit
  39. The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning Jeremy Lent
  40. The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) David Bercovici
  41. The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man John Perkins
  42. Contagious: Why Things Catch On Jonah Berger
  43. Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century Howard Bloom
  44. Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini
  45. The Anatomy of Evil Michael H. Stone, MD

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis